THATCH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. THATCH 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 THATCH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THATCH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THATCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How THATCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THATCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,415 thousand.
What stands out about THATCH
- THATCH 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 THATCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Straw, reeds or similar plant material used to cover a roof.
A thatch roof keeps a cottage warm in winter and cool in summer, but it needs skilled repair. Gardeners also use the word for a layer of dead stems and moss in a lawn.
How THATCH is used
Used for roofing material and, as a verb, for the act of roofing with it.
- The cottage had a thick thatch of reed.
- He learned to thatch roofs from his father.
- Rain dripped from the edge of the thatch.
- A layer of thatch had built up on the lawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THATCH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THATCH
11 longer words begin with THATCH.
Shorter words from the letters in THATCH
Common questions about THATCH
- Is THATCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THATCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THATCH worth?
- THATCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THATCH mean?
- Straw, reeds or similar plant material used to cover a roof.
- What letters can be added to THATCH?
- THATCH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THATCH:
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