CACIQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CACIQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CACIQUE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CACIQUE is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CACIQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caciquesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CACIQUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CACIQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does CACIQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A native chief in the West Indies or Latin America, or a local political boss in Spain or Latin America.
Cacique entered Spanish from an indigenous Caribbean language and was used by colonists for local rulers. Later the word described powerful local bosses in politics. It is also the name of a tropical oriole-like bird.
How CACIQUE is used
Cacique is used in historical and political contexts, and also in birdwatching.
- The cacique welcomed the explorers to the village.
- A rural cacique controlled the votes of the whole district.
- A yellow-rumped cacique called from the treetop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CACIQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CACIQUE
1 longer words begin with CACIQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CACIQUE
Common questions about CACIQUE
- Is CACIQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CACIQUE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CACIQUE worth?
- CACIQUE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CACIQUE mean?
- A native chief in the West Indies or Latin America, or a local political boss in Spain or Latin America.
- What letters can be added to CACIQUE?
- CACIQUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CACIQUE:
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