Is STARCHY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARCHY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARCHY mean?
- adjective
consisting of or containing starch
“starchy foods”
- adjective
rigidly formal
“a starchy manner”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + Y (4) = 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 STARCHY
STARCHY 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 STARCHY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yachts14
- chary13
- chays13
- yacht13
- trashy12
- achy12
- chay12
- charts11
- starch11
- hasty11
- rhyta11
- caths10
- chars10
- chart10
- chats10
- crash10
- ratch10
- scary10
- tachs10
- ashy10
- hays10
- shay10
- arch9
- cash9
- cath9
- cays9
- char9
- chat9
- cyst9
- racy9
- scry9
- tach9
- hay9
- shy9
- thy9
- yah9
- artsy8
- harts8
- satyr8
- shart8
- stray8
- tahrs8
- trash8
- trays8
- cay8
- cry8
- carts7
- scart7
- arty7
- hart7
- hast7
- hats7
- rash7
- rath7
- rays7
- ryas7
- shat7
- stay7
- tahr7
- tray7
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