CHAPESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHAPESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHAPESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAPESS is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAPESS
No single letter turns CHAPESS into another word.
How CHAPESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHAPESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
Words starting with CHAPESS
1 longer words begin with CHAPESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAPESS
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Common questions about CHAPESS
- Is CHAPESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHAPESS is not in it.
- How many points is CHAPESS worth?
- CHAPESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHAPESS?
- No single letter can be added to CHAPESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHAPESS:
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