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
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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