Is POTLACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POTLACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PotlachesHooks for POTLACHES
POTLACHES 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 POTLACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chaplets15
- potlache15
- chapels14
- chaplet14
- cheapos14
- epochal14
- hepcats14
- patches14
- poaches14
- potlach14
- shoepac14
- splotch14
- cholates13
- eschalot13
- tapholes13
- chapel13
- chapes13
- cheapo13
- cheaps13
- epochs13
- hepcat13
- pleach13
- schlep13
- polecats12
- chalets12
- cholate12
- clothes12
- latches12
- loaches12
- satchel12
- taphole12
- teashop12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- chops12
- epoch12
- patch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- poach12
- caplets11
- capotes11
- escalop11
- placets11
- polecat11
- toecaps11
- alephs11
- chalet11
- chalot11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chelas11
- cholas11
- clothe11
- cloths11
- laches11
- loches11
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