WELCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WELCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WELCH?
| 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 WELCH is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELCH
No single letter turns WELCH into another word.
How WELCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WELCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does WELCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To fail to honor a debt, bet or promise; to back out of an agreement.
To welch on something is to walk away from an obligation after having accepted it, most often a bet, a loan or a promise made to another person. Welch carries a clear note of disapproval, since it implies the person could have paid or kept their word but chose not to. It is a common informal verb in talk about money, gambling and broken agreements, and is often followed by the word on.
How WELCH is used
Informal; used disapprovingly of someone who does not honor a bet, debt or promise.
- He tried to welch on the bet after losing fifty dollars.
- The company was accused of trying to welch on its contract.
- Do not welch on a promise made to a friend.
- She refused to welch even though the deal had turned against her.
- They welched on the loan and left town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WELCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WELCH
5 longer words begin with WELCH.
Words with WELCH inside
2 words contain WELCH in the middle. Words that start with WELCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WELCH
Common questions about WELCH
- Is WELCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WELCH worth?
- WELCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WELCH mean?
- To fail to honor a debt, bet or promise; to back out of an agreement.
- What letters can be added to WELCH?
- No single letter can be added to WELCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WELCH:
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