CHAPS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHAPS 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 CHAPS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAPS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAPS
No single letter turns CHAPS into another word.
How CHAPS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHAPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does CHAPS mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Sturdy leather leggings, open at the back, worn over trousers to protect the legs, especially while riding.
Chaps buckle around the waist and each leg separately, covering the front and sides but leaving the back open so a rider can sit comfortably in the saddle. Cowboys on the American frontier adopted chaps to guard against thorny brush, rope burns, and cold weather, and the word survives today mainly through ranch and rodeo culture. The garment takes its name from chaparreras, a Spanish word for the same protective leggings, clipped the way many ranching terms were shortened in American English. Chaps are always spoken of in the plural, in the same way as trousers or scissors, since the word describes a single two-legged garment.
How CHAPS is used
Common in American ranching and rodeo contexts, and now widely recognised through film and fashion.
- The cowboy pulled on his chaps before mounting the horse.
- Thick leather chaps kept the brush from tearing his jeans.
- Rodeo riders wear decorated chaps in the arena.
- She bought a pair of chaps for trail riding.
- The old chaps hanging in the barn still smelled of leather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAPS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHAPS
The 5 tiles of CHAPS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHAPS
2 longer words begin with CHAPS.
Words ending in CHAPS
1 words end in CHAPS. Useful as a back hook: play CHAPS onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHAPS inside
3 words contain CHAPS in the middle. Words that start with CHAPS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAPS
Common questions about CHAPS
- Is CHAPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAPS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAPS worth?
- CHAPS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAPS mean?
- Sturdy leather leggings, open at the back, worn over trousers to protect the legs, especially while riding.
- What letters can be added to CHAPS?
- No single letter can be added to CHAPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHAPS:
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