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CHARANGA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. CHARANGA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

c3h4a1r1a1n1g2a1
Depends on the listCHARANGA · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept CHARANGA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.75%

Our own measure of how useful CHARANGA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHARANGA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

charangas15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CHARANGA scores

Scrabble c3h4a1r1a1n1g2a1 14
Words with Friends c4h3a1r1a1n2g3a1 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in CHARANGA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
h12
a39
r16
n16
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHARANGA has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CHARANGA

charangas15

1 longer words begin with CHARANGA.

Shorter words from the letters in CHARANGA

chagan12 changa12 anarch11 arghan10 hangar10 arcana8 chang11 ganch11 achar10 chana10 chara10 ranch10 aargh9 argan6 grana6 ranga6 gach10 arch9 char9 nach9 rach9 agha8 argh8 hang8 cang7 crag7 haar7 harn7 carn6 cran6 narc6 raca6 agar5 anga5 gnar5 gran5 naga5 raga5 rang5 arna4

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Common questions about CHARANGA

Is CHARANGA valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHARANGA is not in it.
How many points is CHARANGA worth?
CHARANGA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CHARANGA?
CHARANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHARANGA:

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