CHAETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHAETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAETAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAETAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAETAL
No single letter turns CHAETAL into another word.
How CHAETAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHAETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CHAETAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to chaetae, the stiff bristles on the bodies of worms such as the earthworm.
Chaetal features help biologists tell closely related worms apart, since the number and shape of the bristles vary by species. The word is used almost only in invertebrate zoology. You can feel the effect yourself when you run a finger along a living earthworm.
How CHAETAL is used
A narrow technical term of zoology.
- The chaetal arrangement differs between the two worm species.
- A chaetal count was needed to identify the specimen.
- The paper describes chaetal structure under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAETAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAETAL
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Common questions about CHAETAL
- Is CHAETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAETAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAETAL worth?
- CHAETAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAETAL mean?
- Relating to chaetae, the stiff bristles on the bodies of worms such as the earthworm.
- What letters can be added to CHAETAL?
- No single letter can be added to CHAETAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHAETAL:
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