CHACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHACKS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHACKS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHACKS is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHACKS
No single letter turns CHACKS into another word.
How CHACKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,556 thousand.
What stands out about CHACKS
- CHACKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHACKS
Common questions about CHACKS
- Is CHACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHACKS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHACKS worth?
- CHACKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHACKS?
- No single letter can be added to CHACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHACKS:
Open CHACKS in the Word Finder