CHANCEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHANCEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHANCEFUL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHANCEFUL is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHANCEFUL
No single letter turns CHANCEFUL into another word.
How CHANCEFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHANCEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHANCEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHANCEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicrare
Full of risk or uncertainty, with an outcome that depends on chance.
Chanceful is an unusual old word you are more likely to meet in poetry than in speech. It suggests a venture whose result is anyone's guess, much as hazardous does.
How CHANCEFUL is used
Rare and archaic; modern writers say risky or uncertain.
- The knight set out on a chanceful journey.
- It was a chanceful venture with little hope of gain.
- The poem describes a chanceful life at sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHANCEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHANCEFUL
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Common questions about CHANCEFUL
- Is CHANCEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHANCEFUL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHANCEFUL worth?
- CHANCEFUL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHANCEFUL mean?
- Full of risk or uncertainty, with an outcome that depends on chance.
- What letters can be added to CHANCEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to CHANCEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHANCEFUL:
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