TECH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TECH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TECH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TECH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TECH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TECH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TECH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about TECH
- The same 4 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 TECH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Technology, or a person who works with it.
Tech comes from a Greek root about skill and craft, which is a different root from the one behind tach despite the near-identical shape. It works as noun and modifier alike.
How TECH is used
Uncountable and countable. Informal.
- A tech came out and replaced the whole unit.
- The word tech comes from a Greek root about skill.
- Tech and tach look alike and share no root.
- Two techs on the same job and no spare parts.
- Tech works as a modifier before almost any noun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TECH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TECH
The 4 tiles of TECH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TECH
Showing 24 of 114 words that begin with TECH.
Words ending in TECH
6 words end in TECH. Useful as a back hook: play TECH onto a word already on the board.
Words with TECH inside
Showing 24 of 137 words that contain TECH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TECH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TECH
Common questions about TECH
- Is TECH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TECH worth?
- TECH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TECH mean?
- Technology, or a person who works with it.
- What letters can be added to TECH?
- TECH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TECH:
Open TECH in the Word Finder