SCRATCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SCRATCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSCRATCHY · 8 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SCRATCHY?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.13%
Our own measure of how useful SCRATCHY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRATCHY
No single letter turns SCRATCHY into another word.
How SCRATCHY scores
Scrabble s1c3r1a1t1c3h4y4 18
Words with Friends s1c4r1a1t1c4h3y3 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCRATCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRATCHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRATCHY
- SCRATCHY gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCRATCHY
starchy15 scratch14 catchy16 yachts14 cratch13 scatch13 trashy12 charts11 scarth11 starch11 chary13 chays13 yacht13 catch12 cycas12 hasty11 rhyta11 syrah11 chars10 chart10 chats10 crash10 crays10 ratch10 scary10 scath10 scray10 tachs10 artsy8 harts8 raths8 satyr8 stray8 tahrs8 thars8 trash8 trays8 carts7 scart7 scrat7
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Common questions about SCRATCHY
- Is SCRATCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRATCHY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRATCHY worth?
- SCRATCHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRATCHY?
- No single letter can be added to SCRATCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCRATCHY:
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