WATCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WATCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATCH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATCH is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WATCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WATCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does WATCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To look at someone or something attentively for a period of time, especially to see what happens or to keep guard.
To watch something is to give it sustained visual attention, which sets the word apart from simply seeing or glancing, since watch implies purpose and continuity over time. People watch a film for entertainment, watch a pot to see when it boils, or watch a sleeping child to make sure nothing goes wrong, and in each case attention is held steady rather than momentary. The same verb extends to guarding and caution, as when a security guard watches an entrance or a doctor watches a patient's condition for signs of change. Watch also gives its name to the small timepiece worn on the wrist, a sense that grew from the earlier meaning of keeping watch through the night.
How WATCH is used
A very common verb used for sustained attention, observation or guarding; also the everyday word for a wrist timepiece.
- They stayed up late to watch the meteor shower.
- She asked her neighbour to watch the house while she travelled.
- He likes to watch the news before dinner.
- The nurse continued to watch the patient closely overnight.
- Please watch the children while I answer the phone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATCH
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with WATCH.
Words ending in WATCH
13 words end in WATCH. Useful as a back hook: play WATCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with WATCH inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain WATCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WATCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WATCH
Common questions about WATCH
- Is WATCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATCH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATCH worth?
- WATCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATCH mean?
- To look at someone or something attentively for a period of time, especially to see what happens or to keep guard.
- What letters can be added to WATCH?
- WATCH takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WATCH:
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