Is WELCHERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WELCHERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WELCHERS mean?
Welchers is a form of WELCHER.
- noun
someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 16 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 WELCHERS
WELCHERS 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 WELCHERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chewers15
- lechwes15
- rechews15
- welcher15
- welches15
- chewer14
- eschew14
- lechwe14
- rechew14
- welsher13
- chews13
- welch13
- crewels12
- lechers12
- hewers12
- shewer12
- wheels12
- wheres12
- chew12
- cheers11
- creesh11
- crewel11
- lecher11
- leches11
- hewer11
- shrew11
- welsh11
- wheel11
- where11
- cheer10
- clews10
- crews10
- eches10
- leech10
- screw10
- hews10
- shew10
- whee10
- clew9
- crew9
- eche9
- lech9
- hew9
- creels8
- ewers8
- heels8
- heres8
- herls8
- lehrs8
- resew8
- sewer8
- sheer8
- sweer8
- ceres7
- creel7
- scree7
- ewer7
- ewes7
- heel7
- here7
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