ACHAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACHAR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ACHAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACHAR is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acharsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ACHAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does ACHAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A spicy South Asian pickle, typically mango or another fruit or vegetable preserved in oil and ground spices.
Achar is made by curing raw fruit or vegetables in salt, oil and a hot spice mix so the pieces keep for months without refrigeration, a technique older than modern preserving methods. Mango achar is the best known kind outside South Asia, but the same word covers lime, chilli and mixed-vegetable versions served as a sharp side dish rather than a main course.
How ACHAR is used
Common in Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cooking; usually served as a condiment alongside a meal.
- A spoonful of mango achar cut through the richness of the curry.
- Her grandmother still makes achar every summer in glass jars.
- The market stall sold five kinds of achar in open barrels.
- Lime achar is sharper and saltier than the mango version.
- He packed a small jar of achar for the long train journey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACHAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACHAR
The 5 tiles of ACHAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACHAR
4 longer words begin with ACHAR.
Words with ACHAR inside
9 words contain ACHAR in the middle. Words that start with ACHAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHAR
Common questions about ACHAR
- Is ACHAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHAR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACHAR worth?
- ACHAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACHAR mean?
- A spicy South Asian pickle, typically mango or another fruit or vegetable preserved in oil and ground spices.
- What letters can be added to ACHAR?
- ACHAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ACHAR:
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