SACHEM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SACHEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACHEM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACHEM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACHEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sachemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACHEM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SACHEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about SACHEM
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 SACHEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A chief of some Native American peoples, especially among the Algonquian-speaking tribes; also, a political boss.
The term sachem comes from an Algonquian language and entered English through colonial writing about New England. Historical accounts use it for a leader who spoke for a tribe or a confederation of tribes. In American politics it was later borrowed for a powerful figure in a party organization, especially one linked to Tammany Hall in New York.
How SACHEM is used
Historical for the chief; the political sense is dated but still met in books about city machine politics.
- The sachem met the colonists at the edge of the river.
- A sachem was chosen for wisdom as well as for family.
- The old sachem of the party still decided who ran for mayor.
- The history book described each sachem and his village in turn.
- Her novel opens with a sachem standing on the shore at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACHEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SACHEM
The 6 tiles of SACHEM in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SACHEM
6 longer words begin with SACHEM.
Shorter words from the letters in SACHEM
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Common questions about SACHEM
- Is SACHEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACHEM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACHEM worth?
- SACHEM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACHEM mean?
- A chief of some Native American peoples, especially among the Algonquian-speaking tribes; also, a political boss.
- What letters can be added to SACHEM?
- SACHEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SACHEM:
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