Is WRETCHEDEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WRETCHEDEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WRETCHEDEST mean?
Wretchedest is a form of WRETCHED.
- adjective
of very poor quality or condition
“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
- adjective
characterized by physical misery
“a wet miserable weekend”
- adjective
very unhappy; full of misery
“he felt depressed and miserable”
- adjective
morally reprehensible
“would do something as despicable as murder”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 20 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 WRETCHEDEST
WRETCHEDEST 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 WRETCHEDEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eschewed17
- rechewed17
- wretched17
- eschewer16
- wretches16
- stretched15
- chewers15
- rechews15
- chewed15
- creeshed14
- whetters14
- shrewed14
- whetted14
- chewer14
- crwths14
- eschew14
- rechew14
- wechts14
- wretch14
- cheders13
- cheered13
- cheesed13
- chested13
- retched13
- screwed13
- tetched13
- wethers13
- whetter13
- shewed13
- shrewd13
- chews13
- crwth13
- wecht13
- detecters12
- rewetted12
- tethered12
- westered12
- etchers12
- retches12
- stretch12
- cheder12
- crewed12
- etched12
- hewers12
- shewer12
- teched12
- wether12
- wheres12
- hewed12
- chew12
- detecter11
- resected11
- retweets11
- secreted11
- teethers11
- tweeters11
- heeders11
- heredes11
- resewed11
- seethed11
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