Is ARCHIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARCHIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARCHIVES mean?
- noun
collection of records especially about an institution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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.
Hooks for ARCHIVES
ARCHIVES 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 ARCHIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- archive15
- chives14
- chive13
- schav13
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- varices12
- viscera12
- havers12
- ravish12
- shaver12
- shavie12
- shiver12
- shrive12
- achier11
- arches11
- cahier11
- carves11
- cavers11
- cavies11
- chairs11
- chaise11
- chares11
- chaser11
- craves11
- eschar11
- rachis11
- riches11
- scrive11
- search11
- varecs11
- vesica11
- vicars11
- haver11
- haves11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- aches10
- archi10
- carve10
- caver10
- caves10
- cavie10
- chair10
- chais10
- chare10
- chars10
- chase10
- chias10
- crash10
- crave10
- reach10
- varec10
- vicar10
- vices10
- have10
- hive10
- shiv10
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