CHOANA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHOANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOANA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOANA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
choanaeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CHOANA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHOANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CHOANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A funnel-shaped opening, especially either of the two passages joining the nasal cavity to the throat.
In human anatomy the choanae are the rear openings of the nose, through which air passes on its way to the pharynx. A baby born with a blocked choana may struggle to breathe through the nose, and surgeons can correct it. The plural is choanae, and the word comes from the Greek for funnel.
How CHOANA is used
Anatomical term; the plural form is more common in textbooks.
- The scan showed a narrowed choana on the left side.
- Air flows through each choana before it reaches the throat.
- A surgeon opened the blocked choana in a short operation.
- The student labelled the choana on the diagram of the skull.
- Fossil fishes with a choana are a clue to how lungs evolved.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOANA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHOANA
1 longer words begin with CHOANA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOANA
Common questions about CHOANA
- Is CHOANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOANA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOANA worth?
- CHOANA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOANA mean?
- A funnel-shaped opening, especially either of the two passages joining the nasal cavity to the throat.
- What letters can be added to CHOANA?
- CHOANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHOANA:
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