Is PANACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PANACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PANACHES mean?
Panaches is a form of PANACHE.
- noun
distinctive and stylish elegance
“he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
- noun
a feathered plume on a helmet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + 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 PANACHES
PANACHES 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 PANACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apaches14
- panache14
- pechans14
- apache13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- pachas13
- pechan13
- saphena12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- pacha12
- peach12
- pechs12
- canapes11
- ashcan11
- ashpan11
- chanas11
- encash11
- hances11
- nachas11
- naches11
- shapen11
- caph11
- chap11
- pech11
- canape10
- pecans10
- aches10
- chana10
- chase10
- ephas10
- hance10
- heaps10
- pasha10
- phase10
- shape10
- apace9
- capes9
- pacas9
- paces9
- pecan9
- scape9
- space9
- ache9
- cash9
- each9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- pash9
- pehs9
- apneas8
- paeans8
- paesan8
- ashen8
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