Is PENTARCHIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENTARCHIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of PentarchiesHooks for PENTARCHIES
PENTARCHIES 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 PENTARCHIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phenacites17
- preachiest17
- apheretic16
- cathepsin16
- chapiters16
- chinstrap16
- enciphers16
- eparchies16
- parcheesi16
- peachiest16
- pentarchs16
- phenacite16
- phenetics16
- phrenetic16
- repatches16
- sphincter16
- antiherpes15
- interphase15
- aspheric15
- chapiter15
- chapters15
- cheapens15
- cheapest15
- cheapies15
- encipher15
- haptenic15
- hepatics15
- herpetic15
- painches15
- parchesi15
- pastiche15
- patchers15
- patchier15
- peachers15
- peachier15
- pentarch15
- petechia15
- phenetic15
- phreatic15
- pinchers15
- pinscher15
- pistache15
- pitchers15
- preaches15
- seraphic15
- tepaches15
- interspace14
- chantries14
- chastener14
- hesitance14
- nephrites14
- perianths14
- snatchier14
- stenchier14
- therapies14
- therapise14
- trephines14
- aphetic14
- capeesh14
- ceriphs14
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