STICH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STICH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STICH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STICH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STICH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stichsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STICH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STICH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about STICH
- The same 5 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 STICH mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A single line of verse, especially in classical Greek, Latin, or biblical poetry.
Scholars of ancient poetry count each stich to describe meter, much as modern readers count syllables or beats in a line. Bible translators borrowed the term for the rhythmic lines found in Hebrew poetic books, printing each stich on its own line in some editions. The word also survives inside compounds such as distich, meaning a pair of lines forming a single unit of verse. Outside classical studies and biblical scholarship, stich rarely appears in ordinary English writing.
How STICH is used
Found mainly in classical scholarship and studies of biblical Hebrew poetry.
- The professor asked students to scan each stich for its meter.
- A single stich from the ancient poem survived on the fragment.
- Editors printed every stich of the psalm on a separate line.
- The translator preserved the rhythm of each Hebrew stich as closely as possible.
- Classical commentaries often number every stich for easy reference.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STICH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STICH
The 5 tiles of STICH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STICH
23 longer words begin with STICH.
Words ending in STICH
12 words end in STICH. Useful as a back hook: play STICH onto a word already on the board.
Words with STICH inside
Showing 24 of 48 words that contain STICH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STICH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STICH
Common questions about STICH
- Is STICH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STICH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STICH worth?
- STICH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STICH mean?
- A single line of verse, especially in classical Greek, Latin, or biblical poetry.
- What letters can be added to STICH?
- STICH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STICH:
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