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Is maraca a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maraca is a Scrabble US word. The word maraca is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is maraca a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maraca is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3A1R1A1C3A1

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

MARACA,

4-letter words (7 found)

CAMA,CRAM,MAAR,MACA,MARA,MARC,RACA,

3-letter words (10 found)

AMA,ARC,ARM,CAA,CAM,CAR,MAA,MAC,MAR,RAM,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AM,AR,MA,

You can make 22 words from maraca according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of maraca

maraca

Etymology

From Portuguese, derived from Old Tupi maráka or Guaraní mbaraka.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /məˈɹæ.kə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈɹɑ.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ækə

Noun

maraca (plural maracas)

  1. (music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
  2. (slang, in the plural) breasts

Derived terms

  • maracaist

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Camara

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maraca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈɾa.kə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [maˈɾa.ka]

Noun

maraca f (plural maraques)

  1. maraca

Danish

Noun

maraca c (singular definite maracaen, plural indefinite maracaer)

  1. maraca

Declension

References

  • “maraca” in Den Danske Ordbog

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi maráka or Guaraní mbaraka.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca

Noun

maraca f (plural maracas)

  1. maraca, percussion instrument

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní mbaracá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɾaka/ [maˈɾa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ca

Noun

maraca f (plural maracas)

  1. a maraca, percussion instrument
  2. (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a whore
  3. (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a gay

Related terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • cámara

Source: wiktionary.org