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Is STARCHED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, STARCHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does STARCHED mean?

Starched is a form of STARCH.

  1. noun

    a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

  2. noun

    a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

  3. verb

    stiffen with starch

    “starch clothes”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 STARCHED

STARCHED 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 STARCHED

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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