Is BELLYACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELLYACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELLYACHES mean?
Bellyaches is a form of BELLYACHE.
- noun
an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- verb
complain
“What was he hollering about?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 BELLYACHES
BELLYACHES 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 BELLYACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bellyache19
- beachy16
- beechy16
- bleaches15
- lychees15
- beaches14
- belches14
- chally14
- cheesy14
- chyles14
- leachy14
- lychee14
- lyches14
- eyeballs13
- eyelash13
- baches13
- bleach13
- chays13
- chyle13
- yechs13
- eyeball12
- leaches12
- shellac12
- shaley12
- shelly12
- beach12
- beech12
- belch12
- blech12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- yech12
- ballsy11
- basely11
- belays11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- laches11
- leches11
- lycees11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- yeahs11
- yeesh11
- bach11
- cables10
- celebs10
- abyes10
- aches10
- acyls10
- bally10
- belay10
- belly10
- blahs10
- celly10
- chase10
- chela10
- clash10
- clays10
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