Is SCORCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCORCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCORCHES mean?
Scorches is a form of SCORCH.
- verb
make very hot and dry
“The heat scorched the countryside”
- noun
a surface burn
- noun
a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- noun
a discoloration caused by heat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (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 SCORCHES
SCORCHES 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 SCORCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scorch13
- coshers12
- chocs12
- soccers11
- chores11
- choses11
- cosher11
- coshes11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- choc11
- cosecs10
- seccos10
- soccer10
- chess10
- chore10
- chose10
- echos10
- ocher10
- oches10
- ochre10
- horses9
- hosers9
- shoers9
- shores9
- cosec9
- crocs9
- secco9
- cosh9
- echo9
- oche9
- corses8
- crosse8
- scores8
- heros8
- hoers8
- horse8
- hoser8
- hoses8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shoes8
- shore8
- croc8
- och8
- ceros7
- cores7
- corse7
- coses7
- cress7
- cross7
- score7
- soces7
- hero7
- hers7
- hoer7
- hoes7
- hose7
- hoss7
- resh7
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