Is RAUNCHIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RAUNCHIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RAUNCHIEST mean?
Raunchiest is a form of RAUNCHY.
- adjective
earthy and sexually explicit
“a raunchy novel”
- adjective
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
“lewd pictures”
- adjective
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
“a miner's begrimed face”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 15 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 RAUNCHIEST
RAUNCHIEST 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 RAUNCHIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chantries14
- chaunters14
- snatchier14
- stauncher14
- unchaster14
- archines13
- asthenic13
- chainers13
- chanters13
- chanties13
- chariest13
- chaunter13
- christen13
- chunters13
- citherns13
- cithrens13
- eucharis13
- haircuts13
- inarches13
- nautches13
- raunches13
- ruthenic13
- snatcher13
- snitcher13
- stancher13
- theriacs13
- tranches13
- unchairs13
- unchaste13
- achiest12
- aitches12
- archine12
- cahiers12
- canthus12
- cashier12
- chainer12
- chaines12
- chanter12
- chasten12
- chaster12
- chaunts12
- chunter12
- cithern12
- cithers12
- cithren12
- cushier12
- echinus12
- ethnics12
- haircut12
- inchers12
- rachets12
- ranches12
- ratches12
- richens12
- richest12
- shitcan12
- staunch12
- sthenic12
- theriac12
- tranche12
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