QUELCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUELCHES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUELCHES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUELCHES is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUELCHES
Front hooks — 1
squelchesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How QUELCHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QUELCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUELCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does QUELCHES mean in Scrabble?
QUELCHES is the present-tense form of QUELCH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in QUELCHES
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Common questions about QUELCHES
- Is QUELCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUELCHES is not in it.
- How many points is QUELCHES worth?
- QUELCHES is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUELCHES?
- QUELCHES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QUELCHES:
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