Is SKETCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SKETCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SKETCHES mean?
Sketches is a form of SKETCH.
- noun
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
“he made several studies before starting to paint”
- noun
a brief literary description
- verb
make a sketch of
“sketch the building”
- noun
short descriptive summary (of events)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + K (5) + E (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SKETCHES
SKETCHES 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 SKETCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ketches16
- cheeks15
- sketch15
- cheek14
- hecks14
- ketch14
- heck13
- khets12
- chests11
- etches11
- khet11
- skeets10
- steeks10
- chess10
- chest10
- eches10
- techs10
- sheets9
- theses9
- keets9
- seeks9
- skees9
- skeet9
- steek9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- tech9
- hests8
- sheet8
- these8
- ekes8
- keet8
- seek8
- skee8
- tsks8
- cetes7
- sects7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- sesh7
- shes7
- thee7
- eek7
- eke7
- tsk7
- cees6
- cess6
- cete6
- secs6
- sect6
- tecs6
- eth6
- hes6
- het6
- she6
- the6
- cee5
- sec5
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