Is BOTCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOTCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOTCHES mean?
Botches is a form of BOTCH.
- noun
an embarrassing mistake
- verb
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 BOTCHES
BOTCHES 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 BOTCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- botch12
- beths10
- chest10
- chose10
- echos10
- oches10
- techs10
- beth9
- bosh9
- both9
- cosh9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- hobs9
- oche9
- tech9
- ethos8
- shote8
- those8
- cobs8
- hob8
- och8
- besot7
- coset7
- cotes7
- escot7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- shoe7
- shot7
- soth7
- tosh7
- cob7
- best6
- bets6
- bots6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- obes6
- scot6
- sect6
- stob6
- tecs6
- eth6
- hes6
- het6
- hoe6
- hos6
- hot6
- ohs6
- she6
- sho6
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