handicap is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

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Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE)

Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
• Age is often a handicap.
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
• The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.

Verb

(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
(transitive figurative by extension) To place at disadvantage.
• The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
To estimate betting odds.
• Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.

handicap is a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• 16 points

handicap is an iScramble valid word

• The word is valid in iScramble ✓
• 36 points

handicap is an QuickWords valid word

• The word is valid in QuickWords ✓
• 36 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• DIAPHANIC
• HANDICAMP
• HANDICAPS

Same letters minus one

• CHADIAN
• CHINADA
• DAINCHA
• DAPHNIA
• PACHADI
• PICANHA