Is STARCHIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARCHIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARCHIEST mean?
Starchiest is a form of STARCHY.
- adjective
consisting of or containing starch
“starchy foods”
- adjective
rigidly formal
“a starchy manner”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 STARCHIEST
STARCHIEST 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 STARCHIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chartists14
- chastiser14
- stitchers14
- tachistes14
- theatrics14
- cashiers13
- chariest13
- chartist13
- chastest13
- chastise13
- chatters13
- chattier13
- chitters13
- rachises13
- ratchets13
- restitch13
- starches13
- stitcher13
- stitches13
- tachiste13
- tachists13
- theatric13
- theriacs13
- trashiest12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- cattish12
- chaises12
- chasers12
- chaster12
- chatter12
- chitter12
- cithers12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- ratchet12
- richest12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- sitches12
- stretch12
- tachist12
- theriac12
- titches12
- atheists11
- hastiest11
- shatters11
- shitters11
- staithes11
- achier11
- arches11
- cahier11
- cashes11
- chairs11
- chaise11
- chares11
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