VISCACHA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. VISCACHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VISCACHA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VISCACHA is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VISCACHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
viscachasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VISCACHA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VISCACHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VISCACHA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VISCACHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large burrowing rodent of South America that lives in colonies and is related to the chinchilla.
The viscacha digs extensive burrows on the pampas, and colonies can change the look of the grassland. It is often noted for gathering odd objects at the mouths of its burrows.
How VISCACHA is used
Used in natural history and writing about South America.
- A viscacha sat at the edge of its burrow at dusk.
- The viscacha lives in large colonies on the pampas.
- Farmers complained that the viscacha damaged their grazing land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VISCACHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VISCACHA
1 longer words begin with VISCACHA.
Shorter words from the letters in VISCACHA
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Common questions about VISCACHA
- Is VISCACHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VISCACHA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VISCACHA worth?
- VISCACHA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VISCACHA mean?
- A large burrowing rodent of South America that lives in colonies and is related to the chinchilla.
- What letters can be added to VISCACHA?
- VISCACHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VISCACHA:
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