Is PATCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATCHES mean?
Patches is a form of PATCH.
- noun
a small contrasting part of something
“a bald spot”
- noun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
“a bean plot”
- noun
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- verb
to join or unite the pieces of
“patch the skirt”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PATCHES
PATCHES 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 PATCHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PATCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hepcats14
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- hepcat13
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- patch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- chaste11
- cheats11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- spathe11
- taches11
- caph11
- chap11
- pech11
- aspect10
- epacts10
- aches10
- caths10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chest10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- paths10
- phase10
- shape10
- staph10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- thesp10
- capes9
- epact9
- paces9
- pacts9
- scape9
- space9
- spect9
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- echt9
- epha9
- etch9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
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