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

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

NAUCH,NUCHA,

4-letter words (2 found)

HAUN,NACH,

3-letter words (6 found)

ACH,CAN,CHA,HAN,HUN,NAH,

2-letter words (8 found)

AH,AN,CH,HA,NA,NU,UH,UN,

You can make 18 words from nucha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nucha

nucha uncha ncuha cnuha ucnha cunha nuhca unhca nhuca hnuca uhnca hunca nchua cnhua nhcua hncua chnua hcnua uchna cuhna uhcna hucna chuna hcuna nucah uncah ncuah cnuah ucnah cunah nuach unach nauch anuch uanch aunch ncauh cnauh nacuh ancuh canuh acnuh ucanh cuanh uacnh aucnh caunh acunh nuhac unhac nhuac hnuac uhnac hunac nuahc unahc nauhc anuhc uanhc aunhc nhauc hnauc nahuc anhuc hanuc ahnuc uhanc huanc uahnc auhnc haunc ahunc nchau cnhau nhcau hncau chnau hcnau ncahu cnahu nachu anchu canhu acnhu nhacu hnacu nahcu anhcu hancu ahncu chanu hcanu cahnu achnu hacnu ahcnu uchan cuhan uhcan hucan chuan hcuan ucahn cuahn uachn auchn cauhn acuhn uhacn huacn uahcn auhcn haucn ahucn chaun hcaun cahun achun hacun ahcun

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Definitions and meaning of nucha

nucha

Etymology

From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːkə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)ukə/
  • Hyphenation: nu‧cha

Noun

nucha (plural nuchae)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) The spinal cord.
  2. (anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

Alternative forms

  • nuke

Derived terms

  • nuchal
  • nuchal ligament

References

Anagrams

  • chaun

Latin

Alternative forms

  • nucra, nocra

Etymology

From either Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal marrow”) or Arabic نُقْرَة (nuqra, “hollow of the neck”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kʰa/, [ˈnʊkʰä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnu.ka/, [ˈnuːkä]

Noun

nucha f (genitive nuchae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) nape

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

  • nuchālis

Descendants

  • → Catalan: nuca
  • → Middle English: nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka
    • English: nucha
  • → Old French: nuche
    • Middle French: nuque, nuche
      • → English: nuque
      • French: nuque
  • → Italian: nuca
  • → Portuguese: nuca
  • → Spanish: nuca

Further reading

  • Hyrtl, Joseph (1879) Das Arabische und Hebräische in der Anatomie‎[1] (in German), Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, pages 188–193

Source: wiktionary.org