CHAI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CHAI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAI?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAI is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does CHAI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Spiced tea made with milk.
Chai in English means the spiced preparation specifically, although the word simply means tea in the languages it came from. Ordering a chai tea is therefore redundant, and everybody does it.
How CHAI is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Chai in English means the spiced version and nothing else.
- The word chai simply means tea where it came from.
- Asking for chai tea repeats the same word twice.
- A cup of chai is boiled and not steeped.
- Two chai recipes from the same city differ entirely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHAI
The 4 tiles of CHAI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHAI
Showing 24 of 61 words that begin with CHAI.
Words with CHAI inside
Showing 24 of 90 words that contain CHAI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CHAI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAI
Common questions about CHAI
- Is CHAI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAI worth?
- CHAI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAI mean?
- Spiced tea made with milk.
- What letters can be added to CHAI?
- CHAI takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHAI:
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