GUACHARO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GUACHARO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUACHARO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUACHARO is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUACHARO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guacharosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUACHARO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUACHARO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUACHARO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUACHARO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A night-flying fruit-eating bird of South America that nests in caves.
The guacharo finds its way in the dark by echoes, much as bats do. Its fat-rich chicks were once boiled down for oil, which gave the bird its other name, the oilbird.
How GUACHARO is used
A nature-writing word; guacharo is the Spanish-derived name for the oilbird.
- The guacharo roosts deep inside the cave.
- Visitors heard the harsh cries of a guacharo at dusk.
- A guacharo feeds on the fruit of oil palms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUACHARO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUACHARO
2 longer words begin with GUACHARO.
Shorter words from the letters in GUACHARO
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Common questions about GUACHARO
- Is GUACHARO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUACHARO, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUACHARO worth?
- GUACHARO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUACHARO mean?
- A night-flying fruit-eating bird of South America that nests in caves.
- What letters can be added to GUACHARO?
- GUACHARO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUACHARO:
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