CHASTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHASTEN 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 CHASTEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHASTEN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHASTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chastensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHASTEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHASTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does CHASTEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make someone feel humble or restrained, usually by means of a hard lesson or a reproof.
To chasten is to correct through hardship or criticism so that the person behaves better afterward. It is gentler than punish, since the aim is improvement and not revenge. A chastened person typically looks sober and a little ashamed.
How CHASTEN is used
Formal, and often used in the participle chastened.
- The loss was meant to chasten the overconfident team.
- Failure can chasten even the proudest politician.
- Nothing could chasten his enthusiasm for the project.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHASTEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHASTEN
The 7 tiles of CHASTEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHASTEN
10 longer words begin with CHASTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHASTEN
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Common questions about CHASTEN
- Is CHASTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHASTEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHASTEN worth?
- CHASTEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHASTEN mean?
- To make someone feel humble or restrained, usually by means of a hard lesson or a reproof.
- What letters can be added to CHASTEN?
- CHASTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHASTEN:
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