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Is rachis a Scrabble word?

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

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Is rachis a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1A1C3H4I1S1

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Yes. The word rachis is a Words With Friends word. The word rachis is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

CHAIRS,RACHIS,

5-letter words (9 found)

ARCHI,ARISH,CHAIR,CHAIS,CHARS,CHIAS,CRASH,CRIAS,HAIRS,

4-letter words (30 found)

AHIS,AIRS,ARCH,ARCS,ARIS,ASCI,CARS,CASH,CHAI,CHAR,CHAS,CHIA,CHIS,CRIA,CRIS,HAIR,ICHS,RACH,RAHS,RAIS,RASH,RIAS,RICH,SAIC,SAIR,SARI,SCAR,SHIR,SHRI,SICH,

3-letter words (28 found)

ACH,AHI,AHS,AIR,AIS,ARC,ARS,ASH,CAR,CHA,CHI,CIS,HAS,HIC,HIS,ICH,ISH,RAH,RAI,RAS,RIA,SAC,SAI,SAR,SHA,SIC,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (10 found)

AH,AI,AR,AS,CH,HA,HI,IS,SH,SI,

You can make 79 words from rachis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rachis

rachis

Alternative forms

  • rhachis

Etymology

From New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪkɪs/

Noun

rachis (plural rachises or rachides)

  1. (obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. [17th–19th c.]
  2. (zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. [from 18th c.]
  3. (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather. [from 19th c.]
  4. (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond. [from 19th c.]

Usage notes

  • The plural form rachides is based on a mistaken impression of the Ancient Greek stem.

Derived terms

  • rhachidian, rachidian

Translations

References

  • “rachis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “rachis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Charis, Sirach, chairs

Source: wiktionary.org