STARCH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STARCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STARCH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARCH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
starchyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STARCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STARCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about STARCH
- STARCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STARCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A white, tasteless carbohydrate found in potatoes, rice, wheat and other plants, used as food and for stiffening cloth.
Starch is the stored energy of many plants, and it is the main reason that bread, pasta and potatoes fill us up. Outside the kitchen, a preparation of starch has long been used to stiffen collars and sheets before ironing, and from that use comes the figurative sense of stiffness or formality in a person. It can also work as a verb meaning to treat cloth in this way.
How STARCH is used
Common in cooking, nutrition and laundry; the figurative sense of formal stiffness is also familiar.
- Rice and potatoes are rich in starch.
- She dipped the shirt collars in starch before ironing.
- A pinch of starch will thicken the sauce.
- There was a lot of starch in his manner at the dinner.
- The scientist tested the leaf for starch with iodine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STARCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STARCH
The 6 tiles of STARCH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STARCH
15 longer words begin with STARCH.
Shorter words from the letters in STARCH
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Common questions about STARCH
- Is STARCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARCH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARCH worth?
- STARCH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STARCH mean?
- A white, tasteless carbohydrate found in potatoes, rice, wheat and other plants, used as food and for stiffening cloth.
- What letters can be added to STARCH?
- STARCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STARCH:
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