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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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