214 words come out when you unscramble LATCHES, starting with LATCHES itself: 12 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. LATCHES has 2 anagrams here, CHALETS and SATCHEL, scoring 12 like LATCHES itself. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. LATCHES as a single 7-tile play makes 62 in Scrabble, 12 plus the 50 bonus, and 48 in Words With Friends (13 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from LATCHES by length: 3 with 7 letters, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LATCHES, the top score is 10, reached by 18. LEAST, SCALE and TEACH are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 4-letter words from LATCHES tie at 9 points; none scores more. EACH, CASE and EAST will look familiar.
Of the 52 3-letter words from LATCHES, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of LATCHES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
LATCHES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. LATCHES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 214) | 178 | 214 | 162 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEALCH, CHALS, SCATH, CHAL, CHAS, ETHALS, SECH, ACH, ASHET, CHA, CHE, ECH and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CATHS, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, LAHS, AHS, CALS, LAH, TECS, CAL, TEC and 4 more, 16 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of LATCHES and one more.