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CHAINSTITCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. CHAINSTITCHES 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

c3h4a1i1n1s1t1i1t1c3h4e1s1
Depends on the listCHAINSTITCHES · 13 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept CHAINSTITCHES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.77
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.62%

Our own measure of how useful CHAINSTITCHES is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHAINSTITCHES

No single letter turns CHAINSTITCHES into another word.

How CHAINSTITCHES scores

Scrabble c3h4a1i1n1s1t1i1t1c3h4e1s1 23
Words with Friends c4h3a1i1n2s1t1i1t1c4h3e1s1 24

Face value of the 13 tiles in CHAINSTITCHES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c22
h22
a19
i29
n16
s24
t26
e112

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

Shorter words from the letters in CHAINSTITCHES

chainstitch21 technicists18 canthitises16 chinchiest20 schatchens20 schechitas20 catchiness17 catechists17 technicist17 chastities15 chattiness15 snatchiest15 snitchiest15 antithesis13 sanctities12 scantities12 chichiest19 chitchats19 schatchen19 schechita19 hitchiest17 shechitas17 atechnics16 catchiest16 catechins16 catechist16 chanciest16 insheaths15 asthenics14 atheistic14 canthitis14 ethicians14 ethicists14 itchiness14 stanchest14 tachistes14 ecstatics13 anticises11 atticises11 cattiness11

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Common questions about CHAINSTITCHES

Is CHAINSTITCHES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAINSTITCHES, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CHAINSTITCHES worth?
CHAINSTITCHES is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CHAINSTITCHES?
No single letter can be added to CHAINSTITCHES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CHAINSTITCHES:

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