What SCRATCH Means
- noun: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- noun: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- verb: cause friction“my sweater scratches”
- verb: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SCRATCH 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 S1 C3 R1 A1 T1 C3 H4.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 64 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In SCRATCH
83 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 (5)
5 letter words (17)
4 letter words (30)
ACTSARCHARCSARTSCARSCARTCASHCASTCATSCHARCHASCHATHARTHASTHATSRACHRAHSRASHRASTRATHRATSSCARSHATSTARTACHTAHRTARSTASHTHARTSAR
3 letter words (22)
2 letter words (9)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.