CHAPEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHAPEAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAPEAU?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAPEAU is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAPEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAPEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHAPEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about CHAPEAU
- CHAPEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHAPEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorous
A hat, from the French word for hat.
In English chapeau is a playful or elegant word for headwear. As an exclamation in the phrase chapeau, it also praises someone for a fine effort, as if tipping a hat to them.
How CHAPEAU is used
Chapeau is a French borrowing, often used jokingly.
- He tipped his chapeau to the ladies.
- The magician pulled a rabbit from his chapeau.
- Chapeau, you handled that difficult meeting perfectly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAPEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAPEAU
2 longer words begin with CHAPEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAPEAU
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Common questions about CHAPEAU
- Is CHAPEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAPEAU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAPEAU worth?
- CHAPEAU is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAPEAU mean?
- A hat, from the French word for hat.
- What letters can be added to CHAPEAU?
- CHAPEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHAPEAU:
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