HUISACHE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HUISACHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUISACHE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUISACHE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUISACHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
huisachesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUISACHE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HUISACHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HUISACHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HUISACHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A thorny, scrubby acacia of warm American regions that bears fragrant yellow flower heads.
Huisache grows wild across Texas and Mexico, often forming thickets on disturbed ground. Its sweet-smelling blossoms are collected for perfume.
How HUISACHE is used
Used in botany and regional writing about the American Southwest.
- The huisache was covered in yellow blossoms in spring.
- Cattle scattered under a huisache for shade.
- A huisache thicket had spread across the abandoned field.
- Perfumers value the scent of huisache flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUISACHE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUISACHE
1 longer words begin with HUISACHE.
Shorter words from the letters in HUISACHE
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Common questions about HUISACHE
- Is HUISACHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUISACHE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUISACHE worth?
- HUISACHE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUISACHE mean?
- A thorny, scrubby acacia of warm American regions that bears fragrant yellow flower heads.
- What letters can be added to HUISACHE?
- HUISACHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HUISACHE:
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