CHAMADE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHAMADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAMADE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAMADE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAMADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chamadesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAMADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHAMADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does CHAMADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A drum or trumpet signal given by a besieged force to show it wished to negotiate terms.
In the age of sieges, sounding a chamade was a recognised way to stop the fighting and ask for talks. It is a historical term and now turns up chiefly in books on old warfare.
How CHAMADE is used
The word chamade belongs to military history, often in the phrase beat or sound a chamade.
- The garrison beat a chamade when the walls began to fall.
- A trumpeter sounded the chamade at dawn.
- Hearing the chamade, the commander ordered his guns to cease firing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAMADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAMADE
1 longer words begin with CHAMADE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAMADE
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Common questions about CHAMADE
- Is CHAMADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAMADE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAMADE worth?
- CHAMADE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAMADE mean?
- A drum or trumpet signal given by a besieged force to show it wished to negotiate terms.
- What letters can be added to CHAMADE?
- CHAMADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHAMADE:
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