Is CHAO valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHAO is not in it.

How many points is CHAO worth?

CHAO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHAO?

CHAO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CHAO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points

Yes for Scrabble. CHAO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

c3h4a1o1

PlayableCHAO · 4 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

9points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 13,615odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CHAO?

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	Not listed

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.25%

Our own measure of how useful CHAO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHAO

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

chaos10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CHAO scores

Scrabble c3h4a1o1 9

Words with Friends c4h3a1o1 9

Face value of the 4 tiles in CHAO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	1	2
h	1	2
a	1	9
o	1	8

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.

Words starting with CHAO

chaos10 chaoses12 chaotic14 chaology17 chaordic16 chaologies16 chaologist16 chaologists17 chaotically21

9 longer words begin with CHAO.

Shorter words from the letters in CHAO

ach8 cha8 hac8 hoc8 och8 hao6 hoa6 oca5 ch7 ah5 ha5 ho5 oh5

Common questions about CHAO

Is CHAO valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHAO is not in it.
How many points is CHAO worth?: CHAO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CHAO?: CHAO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHAO:

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