CHANCINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHANCINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHANCINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHANCINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHANCINESS
No single letter turns CHANCINESS into another word.
How CHANCINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHANCINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHANCINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHANCINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being risky or uncertain in outcome.
Chanciness describes a plan or a situation where things could easily go wrong. It is a milder, more everyday word than danger and often carries a hint of gambling.
How CHANCINESS is used
Informal, used for risky ventures and doubtful prospects.
- The chanciness of the climb worried everyone.
- He enjoyed the chanciness of life on the road.
- Investors dislike the chanciness of new markets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHANCINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHANCINESS
1 longer words begin with CHANCINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHANCINESS
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Common questions about CHANCINESS
- Is CHANCINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHANCINESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHANCINESS worth?
- CHANCINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHANCINESS mean?
- The quality of being risky or uncertain in outcome.
- What letters can be added to CHANCINESS?
- No single letter can be added to CHANCINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHANCINESS:
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