What CHALAZA Means
- noun: basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
- noun: one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CHALAZA is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 H4 A1 L1 A1 Z10 A1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 71 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In CHALAZA
18 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (1)
3 letter words (10)
2 letter words (7)
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