SEARCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SEARCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
s1e1a1r1c3h4e1s1
PlayableSEARCHES · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SEARCHES?
| 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%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.38%
Our own measure of how useful SEARCHES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEARCHES
No single letter turns SEARCHES into another word.
How SEARCHES scores
Scrabble s1e1a1r1c3h4e1s1 13
Words with Friends s1e1a1r1c4h3e1s1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEARCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEARCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEARCHES
- SEARCHES 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 SEARCHES
chasers12 crashes12 eschars12 reaches12 hearses10 creases9 searces9 arches11 cashes11 chares11 chaser11 chases11 chasse11 cheers11 creesh11 eschar11 raches11 search11 secesh11 haeres9 heares9 hearse9 herses9 rashes9 reshes9 shares9 shears9 sheers9 aesces8 caress8 carses8 ceases8 cesser8 crases8 crease8 escars8 recess8 scares8 scraes8 screes8
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Common questions about SEARCHES
- Is SEARCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEARCHES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEARCHES worth?
- SEARCHES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SEARCHES?
- No single letter can be added to SEARCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEARCHES:
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