STRETCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STRETCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRETCH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRETCH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRETCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stretchyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STRETCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STRETCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What stands out about STRETCH
- STRETCH 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 STRETCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something longer or wider by pulling it, or to extend over an area or period.
Stretch covers both physical pulling and wider reach, from a rubber band to a road running across a plain. It also means to strain limited resources, as when a small budget has to stretch over many needs.
How STRETCH is used
Stretch is a common everyday verb, used for bodies, fabrics, distances, time and money.
- The cat woke up and began to stretch on the sofa.
- Wool will stretch if it is hung while wet.
- The desert seemed to stretch to the horizon.
- We had to stretch the budget to cover the repairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRETCH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRETCH
18 longer words begin with STRETCH.
Shorter words from the letters in STRETCH
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Common questions about STRETCH
- Is STRETCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRETCH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRETCH worth?
- STRETCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRETCH mean?
- To make something longer or wider by pulling it, or to extend over an area or period.
- What letters can be added to STRETCH?
- STRETCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STRETCH:
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