SHTCHI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHTCHI 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHTCHI?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHTCHI is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHTCHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shtchisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHTCHI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHTCHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about SHTCHI
- SHTCHI gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHTCHI
1 longer words begin with SHTCHI.
Shorter words from the letters in SHTCHI
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Common questions about SHTCHI
- Is SHTCHI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHTCHI is not in it.
- How many points is SHTCHI worth?
- SHTCHI is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHTCHI?
- SHTCHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHTCHI:
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