THECA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. THECA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THECA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THECA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THECA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How THECA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THECA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about THECA
- The letters of THECA run in reverse alphabetical order.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 THECA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyzoologymedical
A protective sheath or case enclosing a plant or animal structure, such as the pollen sac of an anther or a covering layer around certain body tissues.
Theca is a general scientific term for a case-like covering that encloses or protects something more delicate inside it. In botany, a theca is one of the paired sacs of an anther that hold pollen before it is released. In zoology and medicine, the same word describes sheath-like structures elsewhere, such as the layer of cells surrounding a developing egg follicle or the protective covering enclosing part of a coral polyp. Despite covering quite different structures, every use of theca shares the same underlying idea of a case or sheath wrapped around something that needs protection or containment.
How THECA is used
Technical; used in botany, zoology and medicine for various case-like or sheath-like structures.
- Pollen matures inside the theca of the anther before release.
- The biologist examined the theca surrounding the developing follicle.
- Each theca of the coral housed a single tiny polyp.
- The textbook diagram labelled the theca enclosing the spinal structure.
- Under the microscope, the theca appeared as a thin protective layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THECA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THECA
The 5 tiles of THECA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with THECA
3 longer words begin with THECA.
Words ending in THECA
11 words end in THECA. Useful as a back hook: play THECA onto a word already on the board.
Words with THECA inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain THECA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with THECA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THECA
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Common questions about THECA
- Is THECA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THECA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THECA worth?
- THECA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THECA mean?
- A protective sheath or case enclosing a plant or animal structure, such as the pollen sac of an anther or a covering layer around certain body tissues.
- What letters can be added to THECA?
- THECA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THECA:
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