Is ARCHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARCHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARCHNESS mean?
- noun
inappropriate playfulness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + 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.
Hooks for ARCHNESS
ARCHNESS 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 ARCHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chasers12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- ranches12
- arches11
- cashes11
- chares11
- chaser11
- chases11
- chasse11
- encash11
- eschar11
- hances11
- naches11
- search11
- harness10
- aches10
- chare10
- chars10
- chase10
- chess10
- crash10
- hance10
- ranch10
- reach10
- ancress9
- caserns9
- hanses9
- rashes9
- shares9
- sharns9
- shears9
- ache9
- arch9
- cash9
- char9
- each9
- caners8
- caress8
- carses8
- casern8
- cranes8
- crases8
- escars8
- nacres8
- rances8
- scares8
- scenas8
- scrans8
- seracs8
- ashen8
- ashes8
- hanse8
- hares8
- hears8
- herns8
- rheas8
- share8
- sharn8
- shear8
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