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SCREECHES

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SCREECHES Means

SCREECHES is a form of SCREECH, which means:

  1. noun: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry“he ducked at the screechings of shells”
  2. noun: sharp piercing cry“her screaming attracted the neighbors”
  3. verb: make a high-pitched, screeching noise“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
  4. verb: utter a harsh abrupt scream

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SCREECHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 C3 R1 E1 E1 C3 H4 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SCREECHES

94 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.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (5)

6 letter words (15)

5 letter words (21)

4 letter words (26)

3 letter words (17)

2 letter words (8)

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