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Is choana a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word choana is a Scrabble US word. The word choana is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is choana a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word choana is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3H4O1A1N1A1

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Yes. The word choana is a Words With Friends word. The word choana is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHOANA,

5-letter words (3 found)

ANCHO,CHANA,NACHO,

4-letter words (5 found)

ANOA,CHAO,CHON,NACH,NOAH,

3-letter words (17 found)

AAH,ACH,AHA,ANA,CAA,CAN,CHA,CON,HAN,HAO,HOA,HOC,HON,NAH,NOH,OCA,OCH,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AH,AN,CH,HA,HO,NA,NO,OH,ON,

You can make 36 words from choana according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of choana

choana

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin choana, from Ancient Greek χοᾰ́νη (khoánē, “funnel”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ánē, suffix for utensil names).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.ən.ə/

Noun

choana (plural choanae)

  1. A funnel or funnel-shaped opening; an infundibulum.
  2. (anatomy, zootomy) A pair of apertures towards the back of the nasal cavity, opening into the nasopharynx.
    Synonyms: internal nostril, posterior naris, posterior nasal aperture

Derived terms

  • choanal
  • choanate
  • choanoid
  • choano-, choan-

Related terms

  • choanite

Translations

References

  • “choana”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • aonach

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek χοᾰ́νη (khoánē, “funnel”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ánē, suffix for utensil names).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰo.a.na/, [ˈkʰoänä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.a.na/, [ˈkɔːänä]

Noun

choana f (genitive choanae); first declension (New Latin)

  1. a funnel
  2. (anatomy) a choana

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • → English: choana

Source: wiktionary.org