CANCHA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CANCHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANCHA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANCHA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANCHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canchasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANCHA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANCHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does CANCHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A court or field prepared for a ball game, especially the playing court for jai alai, or a dish of toasted maize.
The word cancha comes from Spanish and refers in South America to a stretch of ground cleared for play, such as a pitch or a sports court. In English word lists it is best known as the name of the long walled court used in jai alai. In Peruvian cooking the same word names corn kernels that are toasted until crisp and eaten as a salty snack.
How CANCHA is used
Used with a Spanish flavour, in sport for the court and in Andean cooking for the toasted corn.
- The players warmed up on the cancha before the match began.
- A bowl of salted cancha stood on every table in the restaurant.
- The new cancha was built beside the old fronton.
- He ordered ceviche with a side of toasted cancha.
- Spectators lined the wall of the cancha to watch the final.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANCHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANCHA
1 longer words begin with CANCHA.
Shorter words from the letters in CANCHA
Common questions about CANCHA
- Is CANCHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANCHA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANCHA worth?
- CANCHA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANCHA mean?
- A court or field prepared for a ball game, especially the playing court for jai alai, or a dish of toasted maize.
- What letters can be added to CANCHA?
- CANCHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANCHA:
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