STARCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. STARCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STARCHING?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARCHING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARCHING
No single letter turns STARCHING into another word.
How STARCHING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STARCHING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STARCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STARCHING
- All 9 letters of STARCHING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STARCHING mean in Scrabble?
STARCHING is the -ing form (present participle) of STARCH.
STARCH(noun) — A white, tasteless carbohydrate found in potatoes, rice, wheat and other plants, used as food and for stiffening cloth.
Shorter words from the letters in STARCHING
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Common questions about STARCHING
- Is STARCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARCHING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARCHING worth?
- STARCHING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STARCHING?
- No single letter can be added to STARCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STARCHING:
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