Is DEATHWATCH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEATHWATCH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEATHWATCH mean?
- noun
minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
- noun
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) = 22 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 DEATHWATCH
DEATHWATCH 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 DEATHWATCH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whatcha18
- dethatch17
- thatched17
- hatched16
- watched16
- hatchet15
- chawed15
- attached14
- chetah14
- thatch14
- watcha14
- cathead13
- chatted13
- thawed13
- cheth13
- hatch13
- watch13
- wecht13
- attache12
- cathed12
- datcha12
- detach12
- hawed12
- chaw12
- chew12
- attach11
- chaeta11
- ached11
- cawed11
- dacha11
- heath11
- wheat11
- hatted10
- cheat10
- tache10
- teach10
- theca10
- chad10
- haha10
- hath10
- heth10
- thaw10
- thew10
- waah10
- what10
- whet10
- catted9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- death9
- hated9
- tawed9
- ache9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- echt9
- etch9
- tach9
- tech9
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