TORCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TORCHY 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 TORCHY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORCHY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORCHY
No single letter turns TORCHY into another word.
How TORCHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TORCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about TORCHY
- TORCHY 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 TORCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a torch song, a sad song of unreturned love, or to its singer.
A singer with a torchy voice sounds smoky, longing and slow. The word fits jazz clubs, late-night radio and old film scenes.
How TORCHY is used
Used of voices, songs and moods in music writing.
- She sang in a torchy, low voice.
- The band played a torchy ballad.
- A torchy mood filled the empty club.
- He loved torchy songs from old films.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORCHY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TORCHY
Common questions about TORCHY
- Is TORCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORCHY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORCHY worth?
- TORCHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORCHY mean?
- Relating to a torch song, a sad song of unreturned love, or to its singer.
- What letters can be added to TORCHY?
- No single letter can be added to TORCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TORCHY:
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