CHARADE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHARADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHARADE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHARADE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHARADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
charadesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHARADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHARADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CHARADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An absurd pretence meant to give an impression of something respectable, or a word-guessing game acted out in mime.
In everyday use a charade is a fake performance that nobody should take seriously, such as a sham election. The plural charades names the party game in which teams act out words silently.
How CHARADE is used
Charade has a figurative sense of pretence and a literal sense in the party game.
- The whole trial was a charade.
- We played charade after dinner.
- He kept up the charade of being busy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHARADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHARADE
1 longer words begin with CHARADE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHARADE
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Common questions about CHARADE
- Is CHARADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARADE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHARADE worth?
- CHARADE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHARADE mean?
- An absurd pretence meant to give an impression of something respectable, or a word-guessing game acted out in mime.
- What letters can be added to CHARADE?
- CHARADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHARADE:
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