SCREECH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCREECH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCREECH?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCREECH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCREECH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
screechyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCREECH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCREECH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053 thousand.
What does SCREECH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a loud, harsh, high-pitched cry or sound.
Screech is rougher and more unpleasant than a simple shout. Brakes, owls and frightened people can all screech. As a noun it is the sound itself, and it is often used to describe cars stopping suddenly.
How SCREECH is used
Screech is common in everyday speech for sharp cries of people, animals and machines.
- The tyres began to screech as the car turned.
- Children screech with delight on the water slide.
- An owl let out a screech in the dark.
- The gate gave a loud screech when she pushed it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCREECH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCREECH
The 7 tiles of SCREECH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCREECH
8 longer words begin with SCREECH.
Shorter words from the letters in SCREECH
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Common questions about SCREECH
- Is SCREECH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCREECH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCREECH worth?
- SCREECH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCREECH mean?
- To make a loud, harsh, high-pitched cry or sound.
- What letters can be added to SCREECH?
- SCREECH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCREECH:
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