Is ACHINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACHINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
Looking for what Achiness means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of AchinessHooks for ACHINESS
ACHINESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACHINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chaines12
- chaises12
- chinses12
- cashes11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- encash11
- hances11
- inches11
- naches11
- niches11
- hessian10
- shenais10
- aches10
- chain10
- chais10
- chase10
- chess10
- chias10
- china10
- chine10
- chins10
- hance10
- niche10
- caseins9
- cassine9
- incases9
- ashine9
- hanses9
- shenai9
- shines9
- ache9
- cash9
- chai9
- chia9
- chin9
- chis9
- each9
- ichs9
- inch9
- casein8
- incase8
- saices8
- scenas8
- ashen8
- ashes8
- hanse8
- sheas8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- snash8
- chi8
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