POTLATCHES

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What POTLATCHES Means

POTLATCHES is a form of POTLATCH, which means:

noun: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display their superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to their own impoverishment)

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

POTLATCHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 T1 L1 A1 T1 C3 H4 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In POTLATCHES

902 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.

9 letter words (2)

HOTPLATES POTLACHES

8 letter words (16)

CALOTTES CATHOLES CHAPLETS CHATTELS CHOLATES ESCHALOT HEATSPOT HOTPLATE LATCHETS LOATHEST PALETOTS POLECATS POSTHEAT POTLACHE POTLATCH TAPHOLES

7 letter words (53)

6 letter words (121)

5 letter words (278)

ACHES ALCOS ALECS ALEPH ALOES ALTHO ALTOS ASCOT ASHET ATOCS CALOS CALPS CAPES CAPHS CAPLE CAPOS CAPOT CASTE CATES CELTS CESTA CHALS CHAOS CHAPE CHAPS CHAPT CHASE CHATS CHEAP CHEAT CHELA CHELP CHEST CHOLA CHOPS CHOSE CHOTA CHOTT CLAES CLAPS CLAPT CLASH CLASP CLAST CLATS CLEAT CLEPT CLOPS CLOSE CLOTE CLOTH CLOTS COALS COAPT COAST COATE COATS COLAS COLES COLTS COPAL COPES COPSE COSET COSTA COSTE COTES COTHS COTTA COTTS ECHOS ECLAT ELOPS EPACT EPHAS EPOCH ESCOT ESTOC ESTOP ETATS ETHAL ETHOS HAETS HALES HALOS HALSE HALTS HAOLE HASTE HATES HEALS HEAPS HEAST HEATS HELOS HELOT HELPS HOAST HOLES HOLTS HOPES HOSEL HOSTA HOTEL LACES LACET LAPSE LATCH LATHE LATHS LATTE LEACH LEAPS LEAPT LEASH LEAST LEATS LEPTA LETCH LOACH LOAST LOATH LOCHS LOPES LOTAH LOTAS LOTES LOTTE OATHS OCHES OCTAL OCTAS OCTET OLPAE OLPES OPAHS OPALS OSHAC PACES PACOS PACTS PALES PALET PASEO PASTE PATCH PATES PATHS PATTE PEACH PEALS PEATS PECHS PELAS PELTA PELTS PESTO PETAL PETTO PHASE PHOCA PHOTS PLACE PLASH PLAST PLATE PLATS PLEAS PLEAT PLESH PLOAT PLOTS POACH POETS POLES POLTS POTAE POTCH POTES POTTS PSOAE SALEP SALET SALOP SALTO SCALE SCALP SCAPE SCATH SCATT SCEAT SCOPA SCOPE SELAH SEPAL SEPTA SETAL SHALE SHALT SHAPE SHEAL SHEOL SHLEP SHOAL SHOAT SHOLA SHOPE SHOTE SHOTT SLATE SLEPT SLOPE SLOTH SOCLE SOLAH SPACE SPALE SPALT SPATE SPEAL SPEAT SPELT SPLAT STALE STAPH STATE STEAL STELA STEPT STOAE STOAT STOEP STOLE STOPE STOPT TACES TACET TACHE TACHO TACHS TACOS TACTS TAELS TALCS TALES TAPES TAPET TASTE TATES TATHS TEACH TEALS TEATS TECHS TECTA TELCO TELOS TEPAL TEPAS TESLA TESTA TETHS THALE THECA THESP THETA THOLE THOSE TOAST TOEAS TOLAS TOLES TOLTS TOPES TOPHE TOPHS TOTAL TOTES

4 letter words (279)

ACES ACHE ACTS AESC ALCO ALEC ALES ALOE ALPS ALSO ALTO ALTS APES APOS APSE APSO APTS ATES ATOC ATOP CALO CALP CAPE CAPH CAPO CAPS CASE CASH CAST CATE CATS CEAS CELS CELT CEPS CHAL CHAO CHAP CHAS CHAT CHOP CLAP CLAT CLOP CLOT COAL COAT COLA COLE COLS COLT COPE COPS COSE COSH COST COTE COTH COTS COTT EACH EAST EATH EATS ECHO ECHT ECOS ELTS EPHA EPOS ETAS ETAT ETCH ETHS HAES HAET HALE HALO HALT HAOS HAPS HASP HAST HATE HATS HEAL HEAP HEAT HELO HELP HEPS HEPT HESP HEST HETS HOAS HOES HOLE HOLP HOLS HOLT HOPE HOPS HOSE HOST HOTE HOTS LACE LACS LAHS LAPS LASE LASH LAST LATE LATH LATS LEAP LEAS LEAT LECH LEPS LEPT LEST LETS LOCA LOCH LOPE LOPS LOSE LOSH LOST LOTA LOTE LOTH LOTS OAST OATH OATS OCAS OCHE OCTA OLEA OLES OLPE OPAH OPAL OPES OPTS PACE PACO PACS PACT PAHS PALE PALS PASE PASH PAST PATE PATH PATS PEAL PEAS PEAT PECH PECS PEHS PELA PELS PELT PESO PEST PETS PHAT PHOS PHOT PLAT PLEA PLOT POAS POET POLE POLS POLT POSE POSH POST POTE POTS POTT SALE SALP SALT SATE SCOP SCOT SEAL SEAT SECH SECO SECT SEPT SETA SETT SHAT SHEA SHET SHOE SHOP SHOT SLAE SLAP SLAT SLOE SLOP SLOT SOAP SOCA SOLA SOLE SOPH SOTH SPAE SPAT SPEC SPET SPOT STAP STAT STEP STET STOA STOP STOT TACE TACH TACO TACT TAEL TAES TALC TALE TAOS TAPE TAPS TASH TATE TATH TATS TEAL TEAS TEAT TECH TECS TELA TELS TELT TEPA TEST TETH TETS THAE THAT TOCS TOEA TOES TOLA TOLE TOLT TOPE TOPH TOPS TOSA TOSE TOSH TOST TOTE TOTS

3 letter words (124)

ACE ACH ACT AHS ALE ALP ALS ALT APE APO APT ASH ASP ATE ATS ATT CAP CAT CEL CEP CHA CHE COL COP COS COT EAS EAT ECH ECO EHS ELS ELT EST ETA ETH HAE HAO HAP HAS HAT HEP HES HET HOA HOC HOE HOP HOS HOT LAC LAH LAP LAS LAT LEA LEP LES LET LOP LOS LOT OAT OCA OCH OES OHS OLE OPE OPS OPT OSE PAC PAH PAL PAS PAT PEA PEC PEH PEL PES PET PHO PHT POA POH POL POS POT PST SAC SAE SAL SAP SAT SEA SEC SEL SET SHA SHE SOC SOH SOL SOP SOT SPA TAE TAO TAP TAS TAT TEA TEC TEL TES TET THE THO TOC TOE TOP TOT

2 letter words (29)

AE AH AL AS AT CH EA EH EL ES ET HA HE HO LA LO OE OH OP OS PA PE PO SH SO ST TA TE TO

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