Is MACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MACHES mean?
Maches is a form of MACH.
- noun
Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
6
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 MACHES
MACHES 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 MACHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- chams12
- chasm12
- chems12
- mache12
- machs12
- mechs12
- cham11
- chem11
- mach11
- mech11
- aches10
- chase10
- haems10
- hames10
- shame10
- acmes9
- cames9
- maces9
- ache9
- ahem9
- cash9
- each9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- acme8
- came8
- cams8
- mace8
- macs8
- scam8
- ham8
- hem8
- meh8
- haes7
- shea7
- cam7
- mac7
- hm7
- aces6
- case6
- maes6
- mesa6
- same6
- seam6
- ahs6
- ash6
- hae6
- has6
- hes6
- sha6
- she6
- ace5
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