CHAMELEON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHAMELEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAMELEON?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAMELEON is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAMELEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chameleonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAMELEON scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHAMELEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHAMELEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHAMELEON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slow-moving lizard with a long tongue and rotating eyes that can change its skin colour.
The chameleon is famous for shifting colour, mostly in response to mood and temperature rather than just to hide. By extension, people call someone a chameleon when they adjust their opinions to suit whoever they are with.
How CHAMELEON is used
Used for the lizard and figuratively for a changeable person.
- The chameleon turned green as it crept along the branch.
- He is a chameleon at parties, matching every group's mood.
- A chameleon caught the fly with its sticky tongue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAMELEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAMELEON
3 longer words begin with CHAMELEON.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAMELEON
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Common questions about CHAMELEON
- Is CHAMELEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAMELEON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAMELEON worth?
- CHAMELEON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAMELEON mean?
- A slow-moving lizard with a long tongue and rotating eyes that can change its skin colour.
- What letters can be added to CHAMELEON?
- CHAMELEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHAMELEON:
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