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Caliches

c 3a 1l 1i 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon · plural of caliche

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does caliches mean?

noun

  1. crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

    Synonymshardpan

  2. nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

Definitions shown for caliche, the base form of caliches.

Is CALICHES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CALICHES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
c 3a 1l 1i 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
c 4a 1l 2i 1c 4h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4a 1l 1i 1c 4h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
c 3a 1l 2i 1c 3h 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CALICHES

Anagrams 1

chalices

Words that end like CALICHES

Common words that share the ending -ICHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ICHES

Caliches: quick answers

Is CALICHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CALICHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CALICHES worth?
CALICHES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does caliches mean?
caliches is the plural of caliche, which means “crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CALICHES?
You can make 198 shorter words from CALICHES, such as CALICHE, CHALICE, CHICLES, CLICHES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CALICHES?
CALICHES rearranges into CHALICES.