Is LARCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LARCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LARCHES mean?
Larches is a form of LARCH.
- noun
wood of a larch tree
- noun
any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 LARCHES
LARCHES 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.
Anagrams of LARCHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LARCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clasher12
- arches11
- chares11
- chaser11
- chelas11
- eschar11
- laches11
- search11
- aches10
- chare10
- chars10
- chase10
- chela10
- clash10
- crash10
- larch10
- leach10
- reach10
- ashler9
- halers9
- lasher9
- ache9
- arch9
- cash9
- char9
- each9
- lech9
- carles8
- clears8
- lacers8
- scaler8
- sclera8
- haler8
- hales8
- hares8
- harls8
- heals8
- hears8
- herls8
- leash8
- lehrs8
- rheas8
- selah8
- shale8
- share8
- sheal8
- shear8
- acres7
- alecs7
- cares7
- carle7
- carls7
- carse7
- clear7
- escar7
- lacer7
- laces7
- races7
- scale7
- scare7
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