Is PATRIARCHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATRIARCHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATRIARCHS mean?
Patriarchs is a form of PATRIARCH.
- noun
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- noun
the male head of family or tribe
- noun
any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- noun
a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + S (1) = 17 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 PATRIARCHS
PATRIARCHS 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 PATRIARCHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patriarch16
- chapatis15
- charpais15
- haircaps15
- parritch15
- phratric15
- aphasic14
- chapati14
- charpai14
- haircap14
- haptics14
- spathic14
- archaist13
- catarrhs13
- citharas13
- sriracha13
- capish13
- chirps13
- haptic13
- pachas13
- phasic13
- phatic13
- scarph13
- catarrh12
- cithara12
- harpist12
- pariahs12
- raphias12
- caphs12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- chips12
- chirp12
- pacha12
- parch12
- patch12
- pitch12
- picaras11
- chairs11
- charas11
- charrs11
- charts11
- chirrs11
- pariah11
- parish11
- rachis11
- raphia11
- raphis11
- starch11
- thrips11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- shariat10
- capias10
- capita10
- capris10
- picara10
- script10
- aitch10
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