SCRATCHIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCRATCHIES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCRATCHIES?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRATCHIES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRATCHIES
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scratchiestChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCRATCHIES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCRATCHIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRATCHIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRATCHIES
- SCRATCHIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCRATCHIES
1 longer words begin with SCRATCHIES.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRATCHIES
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Common questions about SCRATCHIES
- Is SCRATCHIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCRATCHIES is not in it.
- How many points is SCRATCHIES worth?
- SCRATCHIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRATCHIES?
- SCRATCHIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCRATCHIES:
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