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Is challah a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word challah is a Scrabble US word. The word challah is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

C3H4A1L1L1A1H4

Is challah a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word challah is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

C3H4A1L1L1A1H4

Is challah a Words With Friends word?

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

C4H3A1L2L2A1H3

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7-letter words (1 found)

CHALLAH,

6-letter words (3 found)

CHALAH,CHALLA,HALLAH,

5-letter words (3 found)

CALLA,HALAL,LAHAL,

4-letter words (4 found)

CALL,CHAL,HAHA,HALL,

3-letter words (12 found)

AAH,AAL,ACH,AHA,ALA,ALL,CAA,CAL,CHA,HAH,LAC,LAH,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AH,AL,CH,HA,LA,

You can make 29 words from challah according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of challah

challah

Alternative forms

  • challa, chalah, hallah, chaleh

Etymology

From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑːlə/, /ˈhʌlə/

Noun

challah (countable and uncountable, plural challahs or challos or challot or challoth)

  1. (countable) A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
  2. (uncountable) The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
  3. (countable) The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.

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Further reading

  • separating challah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Cookbook:challah on Wikibooks.Wikibooks

Source: wiktionary.org