WRETCH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WRETCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRETCH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRETCH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRETCH
No single letter turns WRETCH into another word.
How WRETCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WRETCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about WRETCH
- WRETCH 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 WRETCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is miserable or unfortunate, or one who is despised.
A wretch may be pitied, as a poor wretch lost in the cold, or scorned, as a wretch who betrays friends. The sense depends wholly on the tone of the speaker.
How WRETCH is used
Wretch is a somewhat literary word that can express either pity or contempt.
- The poor wretch had no coat and no home.
- Only a wretch would steal from a blind man.
- She looked at the shivering wretch with pity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRETCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WRETCH
7 longer words begin with WRETCH.
Shorter words from the letters in WRETCH
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Common questions about WRETCH
- Is WRETCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRETCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRETCH worth?
- WRETCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRETCH mean?
- A person who is miserable or unfortunate, or one who is despised.
- What letters can be added to WRETCH?
- No single letter can be added to WRETCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WRETCH:
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