STARCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. STARCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STARCHY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARCHY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARCHY
No single letter turns STARCHY into another word.
How STARCHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STARCHY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about STARCHY
- STARCHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STARCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Containing a lot of starch, or stiff and formal in manner.
In nutrition, starchy foods include potatoes, rice and bread, and dietitians discuss them in meal plans. In description of people, a starchy manner is stiff, correct and unbending. Collars and shirts treated with starch can be starchy too.
How STARCHY is used
Starchy describes foods rich in starch and also prim or rigid behaviour.
- Potatoes and rice are starchy foods.
- The headmaster had a starchy way of speaking.
- She wore a starchy white collar to the ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STARCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STARCHY
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Common questions about STARCHY
- Is STARCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARCHY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARCHY worth?
- STARCHY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STARCHY mean?
- Containing a lot of starch, or stiff and formal in manner.
- What letters can be added to STARCHY?
- No single letter can be added to STARCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STARCHY:
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