CHAINLET is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. CHAINLET 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept CHAINLET?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CHAINLET is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHAINLET

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CHAINLET scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in CHAINLET, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHAINLET has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CHAINLET

• All 8 letters of CHAINLET are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of CHAINLET

The 8 tiles of CHAINLET in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with CHAINLET

1 longer words begin with CHAINLET.

Shorter words from the letters in CHAINLET

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Common questions about CHAINLET

Is CHAINLET valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHAINLET is not in it.

How many points is CHAINLET worth?

CHAINLET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHAINLET?

CHAINLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.