CHALCID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHALCID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHALCID?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHALCID is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHALCID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chalcidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHALCID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHALCID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does CHALCID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tiny, often metallic-looking wasp whose larvae develop as parasites inside the eggs or bodies of other insects.
A chalcid is usually so small that most people never notice one. Gardeners and farmers welcome the chalcid because many kinds destroy crop pests.
How CHALCID is used
The word chalcid is mostly used in entomology and in writing about biological pest control.
- A chalcid laid its egg inside the aphid.
- Growers released a chalcid to keep the greenhouse pests down.
- Under the microscope the chalcid showed a faint green sheen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHALCID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHALCID
1 longer words begin with CHALCID.
Shorter words from the letters in CHALCID
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Common questions about CHALCID
- Is CHALCID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHALCID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHALCID worth?
- CHALCID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHALCID mean?
- A tiny, often metallic-looking wasp whose larvae develop as parasites inside the eggs or bodies of other insects.
- What letters can be added to CHALCID?
- CHALCID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHALCID:
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