Unscramble FRATCHES and you have 258 words, FRATCHES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CHAFERS, 15 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from FRATCHES split into 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 7, 47 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
47 6-letter words in FRATCHES; 5 of them share the top score of 14. SEARCH, FATHER and FASTER are everyday picks.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FRATCHES tie at 13 points; none scores more. AFTER, EARTH and FRESH will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from FRATCHES, CHEF leads with 12 points, then FAHS and FASH on 10. EACH, FAST and FACT are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words in FRATCHES, FAH and FEH tie for first at 9 points. ARE, HAS and CAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FRATCHES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with FR · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHAFERS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FRATCHES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRATCHES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 258) | 215 | 258 | 197 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: FRATCHES, CHAFTS, FECHTS, FRATCH, CHAFT, FECHT, SHAFTER, ARCHEST, CHARETS, CHARET, FRACTS, RACHES and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: CATHS, FAHS, TECHS, CAFS, CATH, ECHT, FAH, TECH, CAF, FESTA, FEST, AHS and 6 more.