Is FRANCHISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRANCHISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRANCHISES mean?
Franchises is a form of FRANCHISE.
- noun
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
- noun
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
- noun
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
- verb
grant a franchise to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 FRANCHISES
FRANCHISES 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 FRANCHISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- franchise17
- chafers15
- finches15
- chariness14
- francises14
- chafer14
- chafes14
- chiefs14
- fiches14
- french14
- achiness13
- archines13
- archness13
- cashiers13
- chainers13
- fanciers13
- fascines13
- francise13
- inarches13
- rachises13
- richness13
- fishers13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- chafe13
- chefs13
- chief13
- fiche13
- finch13
- archine12
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- chainer12
- chaines12
- chaises12
- chasers12
- chinses12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- fancier12
- fancies12
- farcies12
- fascine12
- fiacres12
- fiances12
- inchers12
- ranches12
- richens12
- sferics12
- afresh12
- fashes12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- sharif12
- sheafs12
- sherif12
- chef12
- fairness11
- sanserif11
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