Is MACHETES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MACHETES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MACHETES mean?
Machetes is a form of MACHETE.
- noun
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + 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 MACHETES
MACHETES 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 MACHETES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- machete14
- matches14
- maches13
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- scheme13
- escheat12
- teaches12
- chams12
- chasm12
- chems12
- mache12
- machs12
- match12
- mechs12
- chaste11
- cheats11
- etches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- taches11
- thecae11
- themes11
- cham11
- chem11
- mach11
- mech11
- aches10
- caths10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chest10
- eches10
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- maths10
- meths10
- shame10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- theme10
- acmes9
- cames9
- maces9
- ache9
- ahem9
- cash9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- haem9
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