Is NACHOS a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — NACHOS is a valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
NACHOS appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
NACHOS — Definition
<nacho=n>
Part of speech: a noun
NACHOS — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
NACHOS is worth 11 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | ||
NACHOS in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how NACHOS fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | NACHOS valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | Yes |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NACHOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NACHOS is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 11 Scrabble points.
What does NACHOS mean in Scrabble?
NACHOS is a noun as: <nacho=n>.
How many points is NACHOS worth in Scrabble?
NACHOS is worth 11points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: H=4, C=3, A=1, N=1, O=1, S=1.
Is NACHOS a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, NACHOS is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Spanish (FISE) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).