CHAINSTITCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHAINSTITCH 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHAINSTITCH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAINSTITCH is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAINSTITCH
No single letter turns CHAINSTITCH into another word.
How CHAINSTITCH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHAINSTITCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHAINSTITCH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CHAINSTITCH
1 longer words begin with CHAINSTITCH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAINSTITCH
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Common questions about CHAINSTITCH
- Is CHAINSTITCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAINSTITCH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAINSTITCH worth?
- CHAINSTITCH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHAINSTITCH?
- No single letter can be added to CHAINSTITCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHAINSTITCH:
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