RELISH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RELISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELISH is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELISH
No single letter turns RELISH into another word.
How RELISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RELISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about RELISH
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RELISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Great enjoyment of something, or a tangy sauce of chopped pickled vegetables eaten with other food.
Relish can describe the pleasure someone takes in an activity, as in eating with relish or telling a story with relish. In the kitchen it is a condiment of chopped vegetables or fruit in a sharp pickling liquid, spooned onto hot dogs, burgers and cold meats. It also works as a verb meaning to enjoy greatly, and the noun and verb senses grew from the same root as release.
How RELISH is used
Common in food and in phrases of enthusiasm; the verb is mildly formal.
- He told the story with obvious relish.
- A spoonful of sweet relish went on the burger.
- She had no relish for the long meeting ahead.
- The deli sells a hot pepper relish.
- They ate the picnic with relish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RELISH
The 6 tiles of RELISH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RELISH
4 longer words begin with RELISH.
Shorter words from the letters in RELISH
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Common questions about RELISH
- Is RELISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELISH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELISH worth?
- RELISH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELISH mean?
- Great enjoyment of something, or a tangy sauce of chopped pickled vegetables eaten with other food.
- What letters can be added to RELISH?
- No single letter can be added to RELISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RELISH:
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