Is HITCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HITCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HITCHES mean?
Hitches is a form of HITCH.
- verb
to hook or entangle
“One foot caught in the stirrup”
- noun
a period of time spent in military service
- verb
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
“The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”
- verb
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
“the yung filly bucked”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 HITCHES
HITCHES 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 HITCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheths14
- cheth13
- hitch13
- ethics11
- itches11
- heths11
- chest10
- chits10
- ethic10
- sitch10
- stich10
- techs10
- hehs10
- heth10
- chis9
- chit9
- echt9
- etch9
- ichs9
- itch9
- tech9
- heh9
- shh9
- heist8
- shite8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- cesti7
- cites7
- etics7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hist7
- hits7
- shit7
- sith7
- this7
- cist6
- cite6
- etic6
- ices6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- eth6
- hes6
- het6
- hie6
- his6
- hit6
- she6
- the6
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
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