CEVICHE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CEVICHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEVICHE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEVICHE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEVICHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cevichesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEVICHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CEVICHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,737 thousand.
What does CEVICHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Latin American dish of raw fish or seafood cured in citrus juice and served cold.
Ceviche is closely linked with Peru, where lime juice, onion and chilli turn the fish opaque without any heat. It is served as a starter or light lunch near the coast. The acidity does the work that a stove would do in other recipes.
How CEVICHE is used
Appears on restaurant menus and in food writing, often with a country named before it, such as Peruvian ceviche.
- We ordered the ceviche as a starter.
- Fresh lime juice is the secret of a good ceviche.
- The beach stall sold ceviche in paper cups.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEVICHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CEVICHE
1 longer words begin with CEVICHE.
Shorter words from the letters in CEVICHE
Common questions about CEVICHE
- Is CEVICHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEVICHE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEVICHE worth?
- CEVICHE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEVICHE mean?
- A Latin American dish of raw fish or seafood cured in citrus juice and served cold.
- What letters can be added to CEVICHE?
- CEVICHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CEVICHE:
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