alkahest
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈal.kə.hɛst/
(UK)
Definition of alkahest
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, historical, uncountable)A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
“This perspective stimulated the alchemical quest for a ‘universal solvent’, that would dissolve and homogenize all substances – a solvent that Paracelsus named the alkahest.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin alcahest, apparently coined by Paracelsus, as Pseudo-Arabism.
Words you can make from alkahest
200+ playable · top: TAKAHES (14 pts)
Best play takahes 14 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
51 words- HAKES 12 pts
- KASHA 12 pts
- KHATS 12 pts
- KHETS 12 pts
- LAKHS 12 pts
- SHAKE 12 pts
- AKELA 9 pts
- KALES 9 pts
- KATAS 9 pts
- KELTS 9 pts
- KETAS 9 pts
- LAKES 9 pts
- LATKE 9 pts
- LEAKS 9 pts
- SKATE 9 pts
- SLAKE 9 pts
- STAKE 9 pts
- STALK 9 pts
- STEAK 9 pts
- TAKAS 9 pts
- TAKES 9 pts
- TALKS 9 pts
- TEAKS 9 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALTS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- LATHE 8 pts
- LATHS 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHALT 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ATLAS 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- SALAT 5 pts
- SETAL 5 pts
- SLATE 5 pts
- STALE 5 pts
- STEAL 5 pts
- STELA 5 pts
- TAELS 5 pts
- TALAS 5 pts
- TALES 5 pts
- TEALS 5 pts
- TESLA 5 pts
4-letter words
75 words- HAKE 11 pts
- KHAT 11 pts
- KHET 11 pts
- LAKH 11 pts
- ELKS 8 pts
- KAAS 8 pts
- KAES 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KATA 8 pts
- KATS 8 pts
- KEAS 8 pts
- KELT 8 pts
- KETA 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- LEKS 8 pts
- SAKE 8 pts
- SKAT 8 pts
- TAKA 8 pts
- TAKE 8 pts
- TALK 8 pts
- TASK 8 pts
- TEAK 8 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- SHAT 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LAST 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATS 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALT 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SLAT 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TELS 4 pts
3-letter words
50 words- ASK 7 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KAS 7 pts
- KAT 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- SKA 7 pts
- TSK 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
2-letter words
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