CHANTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHANTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHANTOR?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHANTOR is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHANTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chantorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHANTOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHANTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does CHANTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A person who chants, especially the leader of the singing in a church choir.
The chantor was the singer who began the chants and kept the choir together in a cathedral or abbey. The same office appears in synagogues, where it is called a cantor. In modern use the word is much rarer than chanter.
How CHANTOR is used
Used in church and music history.
- The chantor intoned the first line of the psalm.
- An old cathedral record names the chantor who trained the choirboys.
- Every Sunday the chantor led the congregation in song.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHANTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHANTOR
1 longer words begin with CHANTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CHANTOR
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Common questions about CHANTOR
- Is CHANTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHANTOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHANTOR worth?
- CHANTOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHANTOR mean?
- A person who chants, especially the leader of the singing in a church choir.
- What letters can be added to CHANTOR?
- CHANTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHANTOR:
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