SHCHIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHCHIS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SHCHIS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHCHIS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHCHIS
No single letter turns SHCHIS into another word.
How SHCHIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHCHIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,038 thousand.
What stands out about SHCHIS
- SHCHIS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SHCHIS 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 SHCHIS
Common questions about SHCHIS
- Is SHCHIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHCHIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHCHIS worth?
- SHCHIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHCHIS?
- No single letter can be added to SHCHIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHCHIS:
Open SHCHIS in the Word Finder