Is WATCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATCHES mean?
Watches is a form of WATCH.
- verb
look attentively
“watch a basketball game”
- verb
follow with the eyes or the mind
“Keep an eye on the baby, please!”
- verb
see or watch
“view a show on television”
- verb
observe with attention
“They watched as the murderer was executed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 WATCHES
Single letters that turn WATCHES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from WATCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cashew14
- swatch14
- wechts14
- chaws13
- chews13
- schwa13
- watch13
- wecht13
- swathe12
- wheats12
- chaw12
- chew12
- chaste11
- cheats11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- taches11
- hawse11
- swath11
- thaws11
- thews11
- whats11
- wheat11
- whets11
- aches10
- caths10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chest10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- haws10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- thaw10
- thew10
- wash10
- what10
- whet10
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
- caws9
- chat9
- each9
- echt9
- etch9
- tach9
- tech9
- haw9
- hew9
- wha9
- haets8
- haste8
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