TOCHER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TOCHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOCHER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOCHER is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOCHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tochersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOCHER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TOCHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about TOCHER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 TOCHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotshistorical
In Scotland, the money or goods a bride brought with her into marriage.
Tocher is the Scottish word for a dowry, and it turns up in old songs and ballads where a suitor weighs a lass against her portion. The word comes from Gaelic, and it also works as a verb meaning to give such a dowry to a daughter. Robert Burns uses it in his verse, which is how many readers first meet it.
How TOCHER is used
Scots and historical; found in ballads, older novels and discussions of marriage customs.
- The farmer promised a cow and a cart as her tocher.
- In the song, the lad cares more for the tocher than the girl.
- A rich tocher made her the talk of the parish.
- He refused to marry for tocher alone.
- The family counted the tocher twice before the wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOCHER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOCHER
The 6 tiles of TOCHER in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TOCHER
4 longer words begin with TOCHER.
Shorter words from the letters in TOCHER
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Common questions about TOCHER
- Is TOCHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOCHER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOCHER worth?
- TOCHER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOCHER mean?
- In Scotland, the money or goods a bride brought with her into marriage.
- What letters can be added to TOCHER?
- TOCHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TOCHER:
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