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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
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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