Is CHARS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CHARS worth?

CHARS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHARS?

CHARS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

CHARS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. CHARS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

c3h4a1r1s1

PlayableCHARS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CHARS?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.6%

Our own measure of how useful CHARS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHARS

Front hooks — 1

achars11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How CHARS scores

Scrabble c3h4a1r1s1 10

Words with Friends c4h3a1r1s1 10

Face value of the 5 tiles in CHARS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	1	2
h	1	2
a	1	9
r	1	6
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.

Anagrams of CHARS

crash10

The 5 tiles of CHARS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in CHARS

achars11 eschars12 trochars13 feldschars19

4 words end in CHARS. Useful as a back hook: play CHARS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in CHARS

arch9 cash9 char9 chas9 rach9 rahs7 rash7 arcs6 cars6 scar6 ach8 cha8 hac8 ahs6 ash6 has6 rah6 sha6 arc5 car5 sac5 ars3 ras3 sar3 ch7 ah5 ha5 sh5 ar2 as2

Common questions about CHARS

Is CHARS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CHARS worth?: CHARS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CHARS?: CHARS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHARS:

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