Is DEATHWATCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEATHWATCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEATHWATCHES mean?
Deathwatches is a form of DEATHWATCH.
- 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
24
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 24 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 DEATHWATCHES
DEATHWATCHES 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 DEATHWATCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deathwatch22
- dethatches19
- headaches18
- whatcha18
- dethatch17
- headache17
- thatched17
- cheetahs16
- hatchets16
- thatches16
- hatched16
- heehaws16
- watched16
- sheathed15
- cheetah15
- chetahs15
- hatches15
- hatchet15
- watches15
- chawed15
- chewed15
- heehaw15
- attached14
- catheads14
- detaches14
- sacheted14
- sawteeth14
- shaheed14
- swathed14
- whetted14
- cashaw14
- cashew14
- chetah14
- cheths14
- eschew14
- swatch14
- thatch14
- watcha14
- wechts14
- attaches13
- cathead13
- chatted13
- cheated13
- chested13
- datchas13
- scathed13
- sheathe13
- tetched13
- hashed13
- shawed13
- shewed13
- thawed13
- washed13
- chaws13
- cheth13
- chews13
- hatch13
- schwa13
- watch13
- wecht13
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