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Yes, challenge is playable

...and is worth 19 points.

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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Challenge" Definition

noun

A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.
A claim that a vote is invalid or that a voter is unqualified.
A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question: a challenge to a theory.
Immunology The induction or evaluation of an immune response in an organism by administration of a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.
Law A formal objection to the inclusion of a prospective juror in a jury.

verb-transitive

Immunology To induce or evaluate an immune response in (an organism) by administering a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.
Law To take formal objection to (a prospective juror).
To call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: challenged me to a game of chess.
To have due claim to; call for: events that challenge our attention.
To invite with defiance; dare: challenged him to contradict her. See Synonyms at defy.

verb-intransitive

To begin barking upon picking up the scent. Used of hunting dogs.
To make or give voice to a challenge.

verb

To demand as due or deserved .
To order to halt and prove identity .
To dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded .
To question formally the legality or legal qualifications of .
To confront or defy boldly .

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