Is PARCHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARCHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARCHED mean?
- adjective
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
“a vast desert all adust”
- adjective
toasted or roasted slightly
“parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 PARCHED
PARCHED 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 PARCHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eparch13
- preach13
- arched12
- chared12
- echard12
- harped12
- chape12
- cheap12
- parch12
- peach12
- perch12
- carped11
- craped11
- redcap11
- ached11
- chard11
- caph11
- chap11
- pech11
- caped10
- chare10
- paced10
- raphe10
- reach10
- chad10
- caper9
- crape9
- hared9
- heard9
- pacer9
- recap9
- ache9
- arch9
- char9
- each9
- epha9
- harp9
- heap9
- acred8
- arced8
- cadre8
- cared8
- cedar8
- drape8
- padre8
- pared8
- raced8
- raped8
- ahed8
- cape8
- carp8
- crap8
- hade8
- haed8
- hard8
- head8
- herd8
- pace8
- perc8
- hap8
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