CAPICHE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CAPICHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPICHE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPICHE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPICHE
No single letter turns CAPICHE into another word.
How CAPICHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAPICHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does CAPICHE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalslang
A casual way of asking whether someone understands, or of saying that you do.
Borrowed from Italian-American speech, capiche carries a tone of mock toughness, as in gangster films. It is often added at the end of an instruction to stress that no argument is wanted, and is also spelled capisce.
How CAPICHE is used
People say capiche at the end of a sentence, usually in jest or in a deliberately blunt tone.
- You finish your homework first, then you play, capiche?
- He leaned across the table and said, "Keep quiet about this, capiche?"
- Meeting at noon, no excuses, capiche.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPICHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPICHE
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Common questions about CAPICHE
- Is CAPICHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPICHE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPICHE worth?
- CAPICHE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPICHE mean?
- A casual way of asking whether someone understands, or of saying that you do.
- What letters can be added to CAPICHE?
- No single letter can be added to CAPICHE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAPICHE:
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