CHALLAH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHALLAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHALLAH?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHALLAH is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHALLAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
challahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHALLAH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHALLAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What does CHALLAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, rich loaf of egg bread, usually braided, traditionally eaten on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays.
The glossy crust of a challah comes from an egg wash brushed on before baking. Families often bless two loaves of challah at the start of the Sabbath meal, and leftover slices make good French toast.
How CHALLAH is used
In English challah is used for the braided bread itself, and the plural is challahs.
- She baked a challah every Friday afternoon.
- The bakery sells a raisin challah during the autumn holidays.
- We tore the warm challah into pieces and shared it at the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHALLAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHALLAH
1 longer words begin with CHALLAH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHALLAH
Common questions about CHALLAH
- Is CHALLAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHALLAH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHALLAH worth?
- CHALLAH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHALLAH mean?
- A soft, rich loaf of egg bread, usually braided, traditionally eaten on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays.
- What letters can be added to CHALLAH?
- CHALLAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHALLAH:
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