Is CACHALOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CACHALOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CACHALOTS mean?
Cachalots is a form of CACHALOT.
- noun
large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CACHALOTS
CACHALOTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CACHALOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cachalot15
- calathos13
- clachs13
- scotch13
- catch12
- chocs12
- clach12
- coach12
- cloacas11
- calash11
- chalot11
- cholas11
- cloths11
- hoasca11
- slatch11
- choc11
- accost10
- cacaos10
- cloaca10
- coacts10
- caths10
- chaos10
- chats10
- chola10
- clash10
- cloth10
- latch10
- loach10
- lochs10
- tachs10
- catalos9
- coastal9
- alohas9
- lotahs9
- cacao9
- cacas9
- coact9
- cocas9
- cash9
- cath9
- chao9
- chat9
- cosh9
- loch9
- tach9
- catalo8
- coalas8
- costal8
- aloha8
- altho8
- halos8
- halts8
- holts8
- hosta8
- laths8
- loath8
- lotah8
- oaths8
- shalt8
- shoal8
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