Is CHURCHWARDEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHURCHWARDEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHURCHWARDEN mean?
- noun
an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + U (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) = 26 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 CHURCHWARDEN
Single letters that turn CHURCHWARDEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CHURCHWARDEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- churched19
- craunched17
- hachured17
- haunched17
- cranreuch16
- cranched16
- crunched16
- hunched16
- church16
- uncharred15
- cruncher15
- hurrahed15
- chanced15
- hachure15
- chawed15
- unarched14
- chancer14
- chancre14
- craunch14
- currach14
- cached14
- chawer14
- haunch14
- wrench14
- charred13
- chunder13
- churned13
- churred13
- endarch13
- ranched13
- chance13
- cranch13
- crunch13
- heuch13
- hunch13
- wench13
- accrued12
- churner12
- rancher12
- arched12
- chared12
- drench12
- echard12
- hurrah12
- ruched12
- cache12
- curch12
- hawed12
- chaw12
- chew12
- redrawn11
- unheard11
- archer11
- nuchae11
- raunch11
- ached11
- cawed11
- chard11
- dunch11
- durance10
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