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What does caliche mean? Is caliche a Scrabble word?

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Is caliche a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caliche is a Scrabble US word. The word caliche is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3A1L1I1C3H4E1

Is caliche a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caliche is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3A1L1I1C3H4E1

Is caliche a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word caliche is a Words With Friends word. The word caliche is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1L2I1C4H3E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

CALICHE,CHALICE,

6-letter words (5 found)

CELIAC,CHICLE,CICALE,CLICHE,HELIAC,

5-letter words (12 found)

CACHE,CECAL,CHACE,CHELA,CHICA,CHIEL,CHILE,CLACH,ELCHI,ILEAC,LAICH,LEACH,

4-letter words (22 found)

ACHE,ALEC,CECA,CEIL,CHAI,CHAL,CHIA,CHIC,CIEL,EACH,ELHI,HAIL,HALE,HEAL,HEIL,HILA,ILEA,LACE,LAIC,LECH,LICE,LICH,

3-letter words (21 found)

ACE,ACH,AHI,AIL,ALE,CAL,CEL,CHA,CHE,CHI,ECH,HAE,HIC,HIE,ICE,ICH,LAC,LAH,LEA,LEI,LIE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AH,AI,AL,CH,EA,EH,EL,HA,HE,HI,LA,LI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 76 words from caliche according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caliche

caliche

Etymology

From Spanish caliche, from Latin calx (“pebble”); compare chalk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈlit͡ʃi/

Noun

caliche (countable and uncountable, plural caliches)

  1. (mineralogy) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
  2. A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.

Translations

Anagrams

  • chalice

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • calighe (Logudorese)
  • calixi (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin calix, calicem, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalike/

Noun

caliche m (plural caliches)

  1. (Nuorese) cup, wine glass, chalice

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin calx (“pebble”).

Noun

caliche m (plural caliches)

  1. saltpeter
  2. salitre
  3. (El Salvador) jargon
    Synonym: jerga

Further reading

  • “caliche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org