CHAQUETA is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. CHAQUETA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAQUETA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAQUETA is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAQUETA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chaquetasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAQUETA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHAQUETA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHAQUETA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHAQUETA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A short, heavy jacket, usually of leather, worn by cowboys in Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas.
The chaqueta is a borrowing from Spanish, where the word simply means a jacket. In English it is pinned to ranch work and Southwestern or South American cowboy dress.
How CHAQUETA is used
Chaqueta is used in English mainly for cowboy-style jackets of the American Southwest or South America.
- The rancher pulled on his leather chaqueta against the cold wind.
- A worn chaqueta hung beside the saddle.
- He bought a hand-stitched chaqueta at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAQUETA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAQUETA
1 longer words begin with CHAQUETA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAQUETA
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Common questions about CHAQUETA
- Is CHAQUETA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAQUETA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAQUETA worth?
- CHAQUETA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAQUETA mean?
- A short, heavy jacket, usually of leather, worn by cowboys in Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas.
- What letters can be added to CHAQUETA?
- CHAQUETA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHAQUETA:
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