CHAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CHAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAR?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAR is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAR
Front hooks — 1
acharChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about CHAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To burn something so that it blackens.
Char is probably a back-formation from charcoal, which means the fuel named the process rather than the other way round. A separate char is a fish of cold lakes, and a third is British slang for tea.
How CHAR is used
Charred, charring. Also a noun in two senses.
- They charred the outside and left the middle raw.
- The word char is probably a back-formation from charcoal.
- A char is a fish that lives in cold deep lakes.
- A cup of char is British slang for tea.
- Two charred beams held the roof up anyway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHAR
The 4 tiles of CHAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHAR
Showing 24 of 246 words that begin with CHAR.
Words ending in CHAR
6 words end in CHAR. Useful as a back hook: play CHAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHAR inside
Showing 24 of 261 words that contain CHAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CHAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAR
Common questions about CHAR
- Is CHAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAR worth?
- CHAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAR mean?
- To burn something so that it blackens.
- What letters can be added to CHAR?
- CHAR takes 10 hooks: 1 in front and 9 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHAR:
Open CHAR in the Word Finder