ESCHAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ESCHAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCHAR?
| 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 ESCHAR is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCHAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
escharsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCHAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ESCHAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about ESCHAR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 ESCHAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A dry, dark scab or crust of dead tissue that forms on the skin after a burn, an infection or cauterization.
An eschar is the hard covering left where flesh has been killed by heat, chemicals, pressure or disease, and it is often black or brown. Doctors watch it closely in burns and pressure sores, since it can hide infection beneath and may need cutting away. In the past surgeons produced one on purpose with a hot iron to stop bleeding. The word comes from Greek by way of Latin and has the same root as the Greek word for a hearth.
How ESCHAR is used
Medical term, found in nursing, wound care and surgery.
- A thick black eschar covered the centre of the wound.
- The surgeon removed the eschar so the tissue underneath could heal.
- Burns of the deepest kind leave a leathery eschar.
- Nurses check the edges of the eschar for signs of infection.
- Anthrax of the skin forms a dark eschar at the site of entry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCHAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESCHAR
The 6 tiles of ESCHAR in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with ESCHAR
3 longer words begin with ESCHAR.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCHAR
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Common questions about ESCHAR
- Is ESCHAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCHAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCHAR worth?
- ESCHAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCHAR mean?
- A dry, dark scab or crust of dead tissue that forms on the skin after a burn, an infection or cauterization.
- What letters can be added to ESCHAR?
- ESCHAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ESCHAR:
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