What LATCHED Means
LATCHED is a form of LATCH, which means:
- noun: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- noun: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- verb: fasten with a latch“latch the door”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LATCHED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 T1 C3 H4 E1 D2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In LATCHED
146 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (7)
5 letter words (27)
ACHEDACTEDCADETCHEATCHELACLADECLEATDEALTDEATHDECALDELTAECLATETHALHALEDHATEDHEALDLACEDLACETLATCHLATEDLATHELEACHLETCHTACHETEACHTHALETHECA
4 letter words (54)
ACEDACHEAHEDALECCADECATECELTCHADCHALCHATCLADCLATDACEDAHLDALEDALTDATEDEALDELTDHALEACHEATHECADECHTETCHHADEHAEDHAETHALEHALTHATEHEADHEALHEATHELDLACELADELATELATHLEADLEATLECHTACETACHTAEDTAELTALCTALETEADTEALTECHTELATELDTHAE
3 letter words (40)
ACEACHACTALEALTATECADCATCELCHACHEDAEDAHDALDELEATECHEDHELDELTETAETHHADHAEHATHETLACLADLAHLATLEALEDLETTADTAETEATECTEDTELTHE
2 letter words (18)
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