TECHY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TECHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TECHY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TECHY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TECHY
No single letter turns TECHY into another word.
How TECHY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TECHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does TECHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, an older spelling of tetchy.
Techy describes a person's temper rather than their skill, and should not be confused with the modern informal noun techie, which names someone good with computers and technology. A techy person reacts to small annoyances with irritation, sulking or a sharp word, often over something that would not bother someone more even-tempered. The spelling techy is now unusual, since most dictionaries prefer tetchy for this sense of irritability, but techy still turns up in older books and in word game dictionaries. Context usually makes the meaning clear, since a techy child or a techy reply refers plainly to a short temper rather than to computers.
How TECHY is used
Archaic spelling of tetchy, meaning irritable or easily annoyed; not to be confused with the modern word techie.
- The old servant grew techy whenever he was kept waiting.
- Hunger always made the child techy before dinner.
- She gave a techy answer when questioned twice.
- The techy old man complained about every small delay.
- His techy mood lifted once he had eaten.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TECHY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TECHY
Common questions about TECHY
- Is TECHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECHY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TECHY worth?
- TECHY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TECHY mean?
- Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, an older spelling of tetchy.
- What letters can be added to TECHY?
- No single letter can be added to TECHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TECHY:
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