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Is lorcha a Scrabble word?

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

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Is lorcha a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1O1R1C3H4A1

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6-letter words (2 found)

CHORAL,LORCHA,

5-letter words (9 found)

CAROL,CHOLA,CLARO,CORAL,HORAL,LARCH,LOACH,ORACH,ROACH,

4-letter words (22 found)

ACRO,ALCO,ARCH,ARCO,CALO,CARL,CHAL,CHAO,CHAR,COAL,COLA,HALO,HARL,HARO,HOAR,HORA,LOCA,LOCH,ORAL,ORCA,RACH,ROCH,

3-letter words (22 found)

ACH,ARC,CAL,CAR,CHA,COL,COR,HAO,HOA,HOC,LAC,LAH,LAR,LOR,OAR,OCA,OCH,ORA,ORC,RAH,RHO,ROC,

2-letter words (10 found)

AH,AL,AR,CH,HA,HO,LA,LO,OH,OR,

You can make 65 words from lorcha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lorcha

lorcha

Etymology

From Portuguese lorcha, of unclear origin; see the Portuguese entry for more.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹʃə/, /ˈlɔɹt͡ʃə/
  • (UK) /ˈlɔːtʃə/

Noun

lorcha (plural lorchas)

  1. (nautical) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.

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Anagrams

  • choral, orchal

Galician

Alternative forms

  • lorche, lorcho

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from or related to French loche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔɾt͡ʃɐ]

Noun

lorcha f (plural lorchas)

  1. (zoology) blenny
  2. (zoology) gudgeon, goby

References

  • “lorcha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “lorcha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “lorcha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. An early use is in Fernão Mendes Pinto's 1614 Peregrinação. Possibly a corruption of Chinese 龍船／龙船 (lóngchuán) (in Cantonese: /lʊŋ²¹ ʃyːn²¹/), although the phonological and semantic differences are significant. Alternatively, perhaps related in some way to lancha.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lor‧cha

Noun

lorcha f (plural lorchas)

  1. (nautical) lorcha

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Source: wiktionary.org