chelicera
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/kəˈlɪ.sə.ɹə/
Definition of chelicera
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).
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Etymology
From New Latin chēlicera, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “jawbone”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Words you can make from chelicera
180 playable · top: CALECHE (14 pts)
Best play caleche 14 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
26 words- CHICER 13 pts
- CHICLE 13 pts
- CLICHE 13 pts
- CRECHE 13 pts
- ACHIER 11 pts
- ARCHIL 11 pts
- CAHIER 11 pts
- CHELAE 11 pts
- CHIRAL 11 pts
- HELIAC 11 pts
- LECHER 11 pts
- LICHEE 11 pts
- CARCEL 10 pts
- CELIAC 10 pts
- CERCAL 10 pts
- CICALE 10 pts
- CIRCLE 10 pts
- CLERIC 10 pts
- HAILER 9 pts
- HALIER 9 pts
- HEALER 9 pts
- CEILER 8 pts
- CEREAL 8 pts
- ECLAIR 8 pts
- LACIER 8 pts
- RELACE 8 pts
5-letter words
35 words- CACHE 12 pts
- CHICA 12 pts
- CLACH 12 pts
- ARCHI 10 pts
- CHAIR 10 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHEER 10 pts
- CHELA 10 pts
- CHIEL 10 pts
- CHILE 10 pts
- LAICH 10 pts
- LARCH 10 pts
- LEACH 10 pts
- LEECH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- CECAL 9 pts
- CERCI 9 pts
- CERIC 9 pts
- CIRCA 9 pts
- RECCE 9 pts
- HALER 8 pts
- HILAR 8 pts
- HIREE 8 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CLEAR 7 pts
- CREEL 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- LACER 7 pts
- RELIC 7 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- ARIEL 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- CHIC 11 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CHAI 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHIA 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- LICH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- CECA 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HAIL 7 pts
- HAIR 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HARL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HILA 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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