CHOLERA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHOLERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOLERA?
| 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 CHOLERA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOLERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cholerasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOLERA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHOLERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about CHOLERA
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHOLERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A serious infectious disease of the intestine, spread by dirty water and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
Cholera has killed millions in great epidemics, and it was a physician's study of one outbreak in London that helped to prove how it spreads. It remains a danger wherever clean water and sewers are missing. Treatment centres on replacing lost fluids quickly.
How CHOLERA is used
Used in medical, historical and public-health contexts.
- An outbreak of cholera followed the flood.
- Clean wells helped the town stamp out cholera.
- Nineteenth-century cities lived in fear of cholera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOLERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHOLERA
The 7 tiles of CHOLERA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHOLERA
2 longer words begin with CHOLERA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOLERA
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Common questions about CHOLERA
- Is CHOLERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOLERA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOLERA worth?
- CHOLERA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOLERA mean?
- A serious infectious disease of the intestine, spread by dirty water and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
- What letters can be added to CHOLERA?
- CHOLERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHOLERA:
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