NUCHA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUCHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUCHA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUCHA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUCHA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NUCHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NUCHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does NUCHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedicalzoology
The nape of the neck; the back part of the neck, especially as named in anatomical description.
Nucha is the precise anatomical term for the nape, the area at the back of the neck where the skull meets the spine, and it appears mainly in medical and zoological writing rather than in casual speech. The adjective nuchal, describing anything related to this region, such as the ligament that helps support the head, is far more common in general use than nucha itself. Zoologists also use nucha when describing the corresponding region in animals, from mammals to invertebrates.
How NUCHA is used
A technical anatomical term, rare outside medical and zoological writing, where the adjective nuchal is more frequently used.
- The textbook diagram labelled the nucha just below the base of the skull.
- Swelling around the nucha can indicate a problem with the upper spine.
- The zoologist measured the nucha of the specimen for the report.
- A scar ran across the nucha where the old injury had healed.
- The surgeon examined the nucha before recommending further scans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUCHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NUCHA
The 5 tiles of NUCHA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NUCHA
3 longer words begin with NUCHA.
Shorter words from the letters in NUCHA
Common questions about NUCHA
- Is NUCHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUCHA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUCHA worth?
- NUCHA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUCHA mean?
- The nape of the neck; the back part of the neck, especially as named in anatomical description.
- What letters can be added to NUCHA?
- NUCHA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NUCHA:
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