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Is TEACHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TEACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TEACHES mean?

Teaches is a form of TEACH.

  1. verb

    impart skills or knowledge to

    “I taught them French”

  2. verb

    accustom gradually to some action or attitude

    “The child is taught to obey her parents”

  3. noun

    an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

7

Letters

T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TEACHES

TEACHES 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.

Anagrams of TEACHES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from TEACHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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