chakra

Noun

Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.
Synonym of hackery.
pl. -S a body center in yoga

Origin / Etymology

From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and wheel.

Synonyms

hackery

Scrabble Score: 15

chakra: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chakra: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chakra: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

chakra is a valid Words With Friends word