STENCH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STENCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STENCH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STENCH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STENCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stenchyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STENCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STENCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about STENCH
- STENCH 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
What does STENCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong, foul smell that is hard to bear.
Stench is stronger than smell or odour and stronger than plain stink, because it suggests a smell that is sharp, heavy and clinging. It is the word for rotting food, a stagnant drain or a battlefield, and it is easy to use figuratively for something morally rotten, as in the stench of corruption. It is related to the verb stink, with an older sense of causing a smell.
How STENCH is used
Common; often used figuratively for scandal or decay.
- The stench from the bins drifted across the yard.
- A stench of smoke hung over the town for days.
- Nobody could stand the stench in the cellar.
- Critics spoke of a stench of corruption around the deal.
- He held a handkerchief to his nose against the stench.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STENCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STENCH
7 longer words begin with STENCH.
Shorter words from the letters in STENCH
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Common questions about STENCH
- Is STENCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STENCH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STENCH worth?
- STENCH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STENCH mean?
- A strong, foul smell that is hard to bear.
- What letters can be added to STENCH?
- STENCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STENCH:
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