ENTRECHAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ENTRECHAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENTRECHAT?
| 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 ENTRECHAT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENTRECHAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
entrechatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENTRECHAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ENTRECHAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENTRECHAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENTRECHAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A ballet jump in which the dancer crosses the legs rapidly in the air.
Dancers count the crossings, so an entrechat quatre has two and an entrechat six has three. It is a showpiece of precision and lightness, borrowed whole from French ballet teaching.
How ENTRECHAT is used
A French ballet term used in classes and reviews.
- The young dancer landed a perfect entrechat.
- The audience gasped at his high entrechat.
- She practised the entrechat at the barre for an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENTRECHAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENTRECHAT
The 9 tiles of ENTRECHAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENTRECHAT
1 longer words begin with ENTRECHAT.
Shorter words from the letters in ENTRECHAT
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Common questions about ENTRECHAT
- Is ENTRECHAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENTRECHAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENTRECHAT worth?
- ENTRECHAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENTRECHAT mean?
- A ballet jump in which the dancer crosses the legs rapidly in the air.
- What letters can be added to ENTRECHAT?
- ENTRECHAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ENTRECHAT:
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