What PATCHES Means
PATCHES is a form of PATCH, which means:
- noun: a small contrasting part of something“a bald spot”
- noun: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation“a bean plot”
- verb: to join or unite the pieces of“patch the skirt”
- verb: provide with a patch; also used metaphorically“The field was patched with snow”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PATCHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 T1 C3 H4 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 64 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Anagrams of PATCHES (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In PATCHES
225 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 (12)
5 letter words (51)
4 letter words (88)
3 letter words (57)
2 letter words (17)
Next: the full rack page for these seven tiles, and the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.