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
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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