Is MATRIARCHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MATRIARCHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MATRIARCHS mean?
Matriarchs is a form of MATRIARCH.
- noun
a female head of a family or tribe
- noun
a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + S (1) = 17 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 MATRIARCHS
MATRIARCHS 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 MATRIARCHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- armchairs16
- matriarch16
- archaism15
- armchair15
- charisma15
- chartism15
- chamisa14
- charism14
- chiasma14
- chimars14
- chrisma14
- matchas14
- tachism14
- archaist13
- catarrhs13
- citharas13
- sriracha13
- charms13
- chiasm13
- chimar13
- chirms13
- chrism13
- matcha13
- simcha13
- smirch13
- tramcars12
- catarrh12
- cithara12
- thairms12
- thirams12
- chams12
- charm12
- chasm12
- chirm12
- machs12
- march12
- match12
- amtracs11
- matrics11
- tarmacs11
- tramcar11
- ahimsa11
- ashram11
- asthma11
- chairs11
- charas11
- charrs11
- charts11
- chirrs11
- ihrams11
- marish11
- matsah11
- mirths11
- rachis11
- starch11
- thairm11
- tharms11
- thiram11
- cham11
- mach11
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