Is TRENCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRENCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRENCHES mean?
Trenches is a form of TRENCH.
- noun
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- noun
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- noun
any long ditch cut in the ground
- verb
impinge or infringe upon
“This impinges on my rights as an individual”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TRENCHES
TRENCHES 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 TRENCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- etchers12
- retches12
- tenches12
- cheers11
- cherts11
- creesh11
- etcher11
- etches11
- stench11
- thence11
- trench11
- cheer10
- chert10
- chest10
- eches10
- hence10
- retch10
- techs10
- tench10
- centers9
- centres9
- tenrecs9
- ethers9
- nether9
- theres9
- threes9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- tech9
- censer8
- center8
- centre8
- certes8
- erects8
- recent8
- resect8
- screen8
- secern8
- secret8
- tenrec8
- terces8
- ether8
- hents8
- heres8
- herns8
- sheen8
- sheer8
- sheet8
- shent8
- thens8
- there8
- these8
- three8
- cense7
- cents7
- ceres7
- certs7
- cetes7
- crest7
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