Is PASTICHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASTICHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASTICHES mean?
Pastiches is a form of PASTICHE.
- noun
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
- noun
a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PASTICHES
PASTICHES 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 PASTICHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PASTICHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pistaches16
- chipsets15
- hepatics15
- pastiche15
- pistache15
- aphetic14
- chipset14
- haptics14
- hepatic14
- hepcats14
- patches14
- pitches14
- spathic14
- chastise13
- capish13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- phasic13
- phatic13
- escapist12
- spaciest12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- aphesis12
- chaises12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- sitches12
- spathes12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- chips12
- patch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- pitch12
- aseptic11
- aspects11
- cesspit11
- paciest11
- septics11
- spastic11
- spicate11
- aspish11
- cashes11
- chaise11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chests11
- ethics11
- itches11
- pashes11
- phases11
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