SCORCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SCORCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
s1c3o1r1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableSCORCHING · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SCORCHING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful SCORCHING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCORCHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scorchingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCORCHING scores
Scrabble s1c3o1r1c3h4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends s1c4o1r1c4h3i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCORCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCORCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SCORCHING
4 longer words begin with SCORCHING.
Shorter words from the letters in SCORCHING
chronics15 gnocchi15 chicons14 chronic14 cochins14 choring13 coshing13 ochring13 cronish12 horsing11 shoring11 scoring10 chicon13 chicos13 choric13 cochin13 conchs13 scorch13 chings12 grinch12 chinos11 chiros11 choirs11 ichors11 orchis11 conics10 hongis10 hosing10 ogrish10 sciroc10 coigns9 corgis9 coring9 cosign9 cosing9 incogs9 rhinos9 orcins8 girons7 grison7
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Common questions about SCORCHING
- Is SCORCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCORCHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCORCHING worth?
- SCORCHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCORCHING?
- SCORCHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCORCHING:
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