Is TOUCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TOUCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TOUCHES mean?
Touches is a form of TOUCH.
- verb
make physical contact with, come in contact with
“Touch the stone for good luck”
- noun
the event of something coming in contact with the body
“he longed for the touch of her hand”
- verb
perceive via the tactile sense
“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
- verb
affect emotionally
“A stirring movie”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + U (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 TOUCHES
TOUCHES 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 TOUCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chouse11
- chutes11
- couths11
- ouches11
- scouth11
- touche11
- tusche11
- chest10
- chose10
- chuse10
- chute10
- couth10
- echos10
- hocus10
- oches10
- techs10
- teuch10
- touch10
- cosh9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- oche9
- ouch9
- such9
- tech9
- ethos8
- house8
- shote8
- shout8
- shute8
- south8
- those8
- thous8
- och8
- coset7
- cotes7
- cutes7
- escot7
- scout7
- scute7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hoes7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- hues7
- huts7
- shoe7
- shot7
- shut7
- soth7
- thou7
- thus7
- tosh7
- tush7
- cost6
- cote6
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