CHARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHARY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHARY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHARY
No single letter turns CHARY into another word.
How CHARY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does CHARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Cautious and wary, especially reluctant to take a risk or reveal information.
Someone described as chary holds back deliberately, weighing a decision carefully rather than acting or speaking freely, often out of caution learned from past experience. The word is frequently followed by of, as in chary of trusting strangers, marking exactly what the caution is directed toward. It carries a slightly formal, literary tone and is less common in casual speech than plainer words like careful or wary. Chary comes from an Old English word meaning sorrowful or careful, and its meaning shifted over centuries toward guarded caution.
How CHARY is used
Somewhat formal and literary; typically followed by of and used in careful or reflective writing.
- He remained chary of lending money to casual acquaintances.
- The witness was chary about giving details to reporters.
- She grew chary of promises after being disappointed before.
- Investors were chary of the risky new venture.
- The old lawyer was famously chary with his opinions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in CHARY
2 words end in CHARY. Useful as a back hook: play CHARY onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHARY inside
2 words contain CHARY in the middle. Words that start with CHARY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHARY
Common questions about CHARY
- Is CHARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHARY worth?
- CHARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHARY mean?
- Cautious and wary, especially reluctant to take a risk or reveal information.
- What letters can be added to CHARY?
- No single letter can be added to CHARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHARY:
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