STARCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STARCHES 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.
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PlayableSTARCHES · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept STARCHES?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.63%
Our own measure of how useful STARCHES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARCHES
No single letter turns STARCHES into another word.
How STARCHES scores
Scrabble s1t1a1r1c3h4e1s1 13
Words with Friends s1t1a1r1c4h3e1s1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in STARCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STARCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STARCHES
- STARCHES 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 STARCHES
archest12 charets12 chasers12 chaster12 crashes12 eschars12 rachets12 ratches12 sachets12 scarths12 scathes12 rashest10 shaster10 trashes10 actress9 casters9 recasts9 arches11 cashes11 chares11 charet11 charts11 chaser11 chases11 chasse11 chaste11 cheats11 cherts11 chests11 eschar11 raches11 rachet11 sachet11 scarth11 scathe11 scaths11 search11 starch11 taches11 ashets9
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Common questions about STARCHES
- Is STARCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARCHES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARCHES worth?
- STARCHES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STARCHES?
- No single letter can be added to STARCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STARCHES:
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