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Is nuchal a Scrabble word?

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

N1U1C3H4A1L1

Is nuchal a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1U1C3H4A1L1

Is nuchal a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nuchal is a Words With Friends word. The word nuchal is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2U2C4H3A1L2

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6-letter words (2 found)

LAUNCH,NUCHAL,

5-letter words (7 found)

LANCH,LAUCH,LUACH,LUNCH,NAUCH,NUCHA,UHLAN,

4-letter words (10 found)

CAUL,CHAL,CLAN,HAUL,HAUN,HULA,LUNA,NACH,ULAN,ULNA,

3-letter words (11 found)

ACH,ALU,CAL,CAN,CHA,HAN,HUN,LAC,LAH,LUN,NAH,

2-letter words (10 found)

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

You can make 40 words from nuchal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nuchal

nuchal

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha +‎ -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kəl/, /ˈnju.kəl/

Noun

nuchal (plural nuchals)

  1. The back of the neck.
  2. (medicine, colloquial) Short for nuchal translucency scan.
  3. (zoology) A neck scale, especially of a lizard.

Synonyms

  • (back of the neck): nape, nucha

Adjective

nuchal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.

Derived terms

  • nuchal cord
  • nuchal scan
  • retronuchal

Translations

Anagrams

  • chulan, launch

Source: wiktionary.org