CHAM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAM is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does CHAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A khan; an autocratic ruler.
Cham is an old English spelling of khan and survives chiefly in one phrase about the great cham of literature, said of Samuel Johnson. Outside that it is entirely obsolete.
How CHAM is used
Countable: a cham, two chams. Archaic.
- The great cham of literature was Johnson.
- The word cham is an old spelling of khan.
- A cham ruled without consulting anybody.
- Outside one phrase the word cham is obsolete.
- Two chams disputing the same territory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHAM
The 4 tiles of CHAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHAM
Showing 24 of 104 words that begin with CHAM.
Words ending in CHAM
1 words end in CHAM. Useful as a back hook: play CHAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHAM inside
14 words contain CHAM in the middle. Words that start with CHAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAM
Common questions about CHAM
- Is CHAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAM worth?
- CHAM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAM mean?
- A khan; an autocratic ruler.
- What letters can be added to CHAM?
- CHAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHAM:
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