CHALAH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHALAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHALAH?
| 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 CHALAH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHALAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chalahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHALAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHALAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does CHALAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, braided loaf of white bread traditionally eaten on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays.
Chalah is the Hebrew name for the enriched loaf that Jewish families bake or buy for Friday evening and festival meals. The dough is plaited into a rope-like shape before baking, and the crust turns a glossy golden brown. The more common English spelling is challah, though chalah is also accepted and points to the same bread.
How CHALAH is used
Used in cooking and religious contexts; the spelling challah is more frequent.
- The family set a fresh chalah on the table before the blessing.
- She learned to plait a chalah from her grandmother.
- A warm chalah was waiting at the bakery counter.
- They tore the chalah into pieces and passed it around.
- Leftover chalah makes good French toast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHALAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHALAH
1 longer words begin with CHALAH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHALAH
Common questions about CHALAH
- Is CHALAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHALAH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHALAH worth?
- CHALAH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHALAH mean?
- A soft, braided loaf of white bread traditionally eaten on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays.
- What letters can be added to CHALAH?
- CHALAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHALAH:
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