Is SCOTCHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCOTCHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCOTCHED mean?
Scotched is a form of SCOTCH.
- noun
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- noun
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
- verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
- verb
make a small cut or score into
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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.
Hooks for SCOTCHED
SCOTCHED 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 SCOTCHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scotch13
- decocts12
- coshed12
- chocs12
- codecs11
- decoct11
- choc11
- hosted10
- chest10
- chose10
- codec10
- echos10
- oches10
- techs10
- costed9
- cosec9
- doeth9
- hosed9
- secco9
- shoed9
- cosh9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- oche9
- tech9
- codes8
- coeds8
- coted8
- decos8
- ethos8
- shote8
- those8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- edhs8
- hods8
- hoed8
- ohed8
- shed8
- shod8
- och8
- coset7
- cotes7
- escot7
- code7
- cods7
- coed7
- deco7
- docs7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- shoe7
- shot7
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