Is UNHITCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNHITCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNHITCHES mean?
Unhitches is a form of UNHITCH.
- verb
unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 UNHITCHES
UNHITCHES 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 UNHITCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hitches15
- hunches15
- hutches15
- unhitch15
- cheths14
- heuchs14
- sheuch14
- cheth13
- heuch13
- hitch13
- hunch13
- hutch13
- echinus12
- ethnics12
- sthenic12
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- chutes11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- inches11
- itches11
- niches11
- schuit11
- snitch11
- stench11
- tuchis11
- tusche11
- heths11
- chest10
- chine10
- chins10
- chits10
- chuse10
- chute10
- cuish10
- ethic10
- niche10
- sitch10
- stich10
- techs10
- tench10
- teuch10
- hehs10
- heth10
- hunh10
- hush10
- neustic9
- theins9
- tushie9
- chin9
- chis9
- chit9
- echt9
- etch9
- huic9
- ichs9
- inch9
- itch9
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