SCRATCHINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SCRATCHINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSCRATCHINGS · 11 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SCRATCHINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.73
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.82%
Our own measure of how useful SCRATCHINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRATCHINGS
No single letter turns SCRATCHINGS into another word.
How SCRATCHINGS scores
Scrabble s1c3r1a1t1c3h4i1n1g2s1 19
Words with Friends s1c4r1a1t1c4h3i1n2g3s1 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in SCRATCHINGS, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRATCHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRATCHINGS
- SCRATCHINGS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCRATCHINGS
scratching18 catchings17 starching15 catching16 scraichs15 archings14 chagrins14 charting14 chasings14 crashing14 ratching14 scathing14 scraighs14 shitcans13 hastings12 sharings12 stashing12 trashing12 castings11 sacrings11 scarting11 tracings11 narcists10 gastrins9 starings9 caching15 chacing15 canthic14 scraich14 scranch14 scratch14 scritch14 achings13 arching13 cashing13 chagrin13 charing13 chasing13 gnathic13 scraigh13
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Common questions about SCRATCHINGS
- Is SCRATCHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRATCHINGS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRATCHINGS worth?
- SCRATCHINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRATCHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SCRATCHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SCRATCHINGS:
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