Words Without TCH
English words that don't use the letters "TCH". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
5,025 words found
12 Letter Words3
11 Letter Words1
10 Letter Words8
9 Letter Words22
8 Letter Words51
7 Letter Words119
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words122
2 Letter Words38
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About These Words
This list holds 5,025 words, running from 2 to 12 letters and averaging 5.2 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (455), a (304), r (290), n (288), i (279). Vowels make up 38% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.0 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is DOWNSIZING at 24, followed by APOLOGIZE, EVERYBODY and EXPENSIVE. 409 of them (50%) contain a letter worth four or more. 119 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are EMBARRASSING, PROFESSIONAL and UNBELIEVABLE at 12 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AD, AM and AN.
Length distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "TCH" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 5,025 words without "TCH". They run from 2 to 4 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 140 of them.
Which of these words without "TCH" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JEEZ is the highest scorer at 20 points before board bonuses, ahead of JERK, JOKE and JUMP. The list averages 6.4 points per word, and 138 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "TCH"?+
The shortest are AD, AM, AN, AS and AW at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words without "TCH"?+
ABLE, ALSO, AREA and ARMS are the longest at 4 letters.
Are words without "TCH" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 38% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are E, A, O. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.