CHARKHA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHARKHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHARKHA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHARKHA is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHARKHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
charkhasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHARKHA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHARKHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What does CHARKHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A hand-operated spinning wheel used in South Asia, especially for spinning cotton.
The charkha became a symbol of the Indian independence movement, when people were urged to spin their own cloth. It appears even on a historic flag design.
How CHARKHA is used
Charkha is the Hindi-derived name for the traditional spinning wheel of India.
- Gandhi spent part of each day at the charkha.
- A wooden charkha stood in the corner of the village hall.
- She learned to spin cotton thread on a charkha.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHARKHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHARKHA
1 longer words begin with CHARKHA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHARKHA
Common questions about CHARKHA
- Is CHARKHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARKHA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHARKHA worth?
- CHARKHA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHARKHA mean?
- A hand-operated spinning wheel used in South Asia, especially for spinning cotton.
- What letters can be added to CHARKHA?
- CHARKHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHARKHA:
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