WELCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WELCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
w4e1l1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableWELCHING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WELCHING?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful WELCHING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELCHING
No single letter turns WELCHING into another word.
How WELCHING scores
Scrabble w4e1l1c3h4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends w4e1l2c4h3i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in WELCHING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WELCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WELCHING
- All 8 letters of WELCHING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WELCHING
chewing16 clewing13 leching13 hewing13 whinge13 eching12 lichen11 heling10 welch13 wench13 winch13 weigh12 ching11 ginch11 while11 whine11 chiel10 chile10 chine10 elchi10 linch10 niche10 wince10 ehing9 gwine9 hinge9 neigh9 winge9 cling8 genic8 cline7 incel7 incle7 ingle6 ligne6 chew12 wich12 whig11 hewn10 when10
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Common questions about WELCHING
- Is WELCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELCHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WELCHING worth?
- WELCHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WELCHING?
- No single letter can be added to WELCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WELCHING:
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