TETCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TETCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETCHY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETCHY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETCHY
No single letter turns TETCHY into another word.
How TETCHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TETCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 827,814.
What stands out about TETCHY
- TETCHY 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 TETCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Touchy and short-tempered, the way someone is when tired, unwell or under strain.
A tired child or a worried boss can be tetchy over small matters. The mood is more grumpy than furious, and it usually passes after rest or food.
How TETCHY is used
Used of people and their moods, mostly in British English.
- He was tetchy after a night without sleep.
- The tetchy driver honked at everyone.
- She gave a tetchy reply to the question.
- The long wait made the children tetchy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETCHY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TETCHY
Common questions about TETCHY
- Is TETCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETCHY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETCHY worth?
- TETCHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETCHY mean?
- Touchy and short-tempered, the way someone is when tired, unwell or under strain.
- What letters can be added to TETCHY?
- No single letter can be added to TETCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TETCHY:
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