CONCHA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CONCHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONCHA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONCHA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONCHA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONCHA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CONCHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does CONCHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A shell-shaped part of the body or of a building, such as the hollow of the outer ear.
The term was borrowed from the Latin word for a shell, and it is applied to anything that curves like one. In anatomy the best-known concha is the bowl of the outer ear that funnels sound toward the ear canal, and the nasal passages contain similar scroll-like bones. Architects use the same word for the rounded half-dome that roofs an apse.
How CONCHA is used
Mainly anatomical or architectural; plural conchae or conchas.
- Sound is gathered by the concha before it enters the ear canal.
- The surgeon repaired a small tear in the concha.
- Above the altar, the concha was painted deep blue.
- Each concha inside the nose helps warm the air.
- A piercing through the concha can be slow to heal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONCHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONCHA
4 longer words begin with CONCHA.
Shorter words from the letters in CONCHA
Common questions about CONCHA
- Is CONCHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONCHA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONCHA worth?
- CONCHA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONCHA mean?
- A shell-shaped part of the body or of a building, such as the hollow of the outer ear.
- What letters can be added to CONCHA?
- CONCHA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CONCHA:
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