CHACK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHACK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHACK is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,183 thousand.
What does CHACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialect
To bite or nip sharply, or to make a harsh clicking call, as some birds do.
Chack describes a quick, sharp action or sound. A bird gives a chack when it produces an abrupt clicking cry, and the same word can describe an animal giving a short, snapping bite or nip.
How CHACK is used
Rare dialect word, met mainly in older natural-history writing.
- The magpie began to chack loudly from the fence post.
- The dog tried to chack at the passing cyclist.
- A chack from the hedge told them a wren was nearby.
- The crab could chack painfully if picked up carelessly.
- He heard the bird chack twice before it flew off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHACK
3 longer words begin with CHACK.
Shorter words from the letters in CHACK
Common questions about CHACK
- Is CHACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHACK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHACK worth?
- CHACK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHACK mean?
- To bite or nip sharply, or to make a harsh clicking call, as some birds do.
- What letters can be added to CHACK?
- CHACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHACK:
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