CHANCERY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHANCERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHANCERY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHANCERY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHANCERY
No single letter turns CHANCERY into another word.
How CHANCERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHANCERY, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHANCERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHANCERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A court of equity, or an office that keeps public records, or the office of an embassy.
In England the Court of Chancery once ruled on cases by fairness rather than strict law. The word also names an official records office and the administrative section of a diplomatic mission.
How CHANCERY is used
Used in legal history and diplomacy.
- The dispute dragged through chancery for years.
- The ambassador met visitors in the chancery building.
- A clerk at the chancery copied the royal letters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHANCERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHANCERY
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Common questions about CHANCERY
- Is CHANCERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHANCERY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHANCERY worth?
- CHANCERY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHANCERY mean?
- A court of equity, or an office that keeps public records, or the office of an embassy.
- What letters can be added to CHANCERY?
- No single letter can be added to CHANCERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHANCERY:
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