ACHALASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. ACHALASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ACHALASIA?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ACHALASIA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ACHALASIA

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ACHALASIA scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in ACHALASIA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACHALASIA has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ACHALASIA

• The letter A appears four times in ACHALASIA.
• ACHALASIA begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ACHALASIA

1 longer words begin with ACHALASIA.

Shorter words from the letters in ACHALASIA

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Common questions about ACHALASIA

Is ACHALASIA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHALASIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ACHALASIA worth?

ACHALASIA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ACHALASIA?

ACHALASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.