Is FRENCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRENCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRENCHES mean?
Frenches is a form of FRENCH.
- adjective
of or pertaining to France or the people of France
“French cooking”
- noun
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
- noun
the people of France
- noun
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 FRENCHES
FRENCHES 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 FRENCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- french14
- freshen13
- chefs13
- fencers12
- chef12
- cheers11
- creesh11
- fencer11
- fences11
- fresh11
- cheer10
- eches10
- feces10
- fence10
- hence10
- fehs10
- enserf9
- eche9
- feh9
- censer8
- screen8
- secern8
- feres8
- ferns8
- frees8
- heres8
- herns8
- reefs8
- sheen8
- sheer8
- cense7
- ceres7
- scene7
- scree7
- fees7
- fens7
- fere7
- fern7
- free7
- hens7
- here7
- hern7
- hers7
- reef7
- refs7
- resh7
- serf7
- shen7
- cees6
- cere6
- recs6
- efs6
- fee6
- fen6
- fer6
- fes6
- hen6
- her6
- hes6
- ref6
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