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Is HUNCHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HUNCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HUNCHES mean?

Hunches is a form of HUNCH.

  1. noun

    an impression that something might be the case

    “he had an intuition that something had gone wrong”

  2. verb

    round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

  3. noun

    the act of bending yourself into a humped position

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

7

Letters

H (4) + U (1) + N (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 HUNCHES

HUNCHES 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 HUNCHES

The 44 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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