Is PATCHBOARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATCHBOARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATCHBOARDS mean?
Patchboards is a form of PATCHBOARD.
- noun
telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 21 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 PATCHBOARDS
PATCHBOARDS 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 PATCHBOARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patchboard20
- pochards16
- pochard15
- broadcast14
- hardtops14
- potshard14
- abroach14
- barhops14
- borscht14
- carhops14
- coprahs14
- parashot13
- postcard13
- chadars13
- chadors13
- dashpot13
- datchas13
- hardtop13
- pardahs13
- barhop13
- borsch13
- brachs13
- broach13
- brochs13
- carhop13
- casbah13
- coprah13
- pachas13
- scarph13
- acrobats12
- podcast12
- chadar12
- chador12
- chards12
- chords12
- dachas12
- datcha12
- pardah12
- schrod12
- batch12
- botch12
- brach12
- broch12
- caphs12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- chops12
- pacha12
- parch12
- patch12
- poach12
- porch12
- adaptors11
- acrobat11
- captors11
- abhors11
- bathos11
- borsht11
- broths11
- charas11
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