Is ESCHEATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESCHEATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESCHEATS mean?
Escheats is a form of ESCHEAT.
- noun
a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- noun
the property that reverts to the state
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ESCHEATS
ESCHEATS 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 ESCHEATS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- escheat12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- teaches12
- cashes11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chests11
- etches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- taches11
- thecae11
- aches10
- caths10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chess10
- chest10
- eches10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- ectases9
- hastes9
- sheets9
- theses9
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- tach9
- tech9
- castes8
- ceases8
- cestas8
- ashes8
- haets8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- hests8
- sheas8
- sheet8
- stash8
- these8
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cates7
- cease7
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