CHATOYANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. CHATOYANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHATOYANCY?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful CHATOYANCY is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHATOYANCY
No single letter turns CHATOYANCY into another word.
How CHATOYANCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHATOYANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHATOYANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHATOYANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The shimmering band of light that moves across the surface of certain polished gems, like the eye of a cat.
Chatoyancy appears in stones such as cat's-eye chrysoberyl and tiger's eye, where tiny parallel fibres reflect light. Jewellers cut such stones as smooth domes so the glowing line shows clearly.
How CHATOYANCY is used
A gemmology term, also used poetically for shifting lustre.
- The chatoyancy of the stone made a bright line glide as he turned it.
- Chatoyancy is the main reason cat's-eye gems are valued.
- A cabochon cut brings out the chatoyancy of tiger's eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHATOYANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHATOYANCY
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Common questions about CHATOYANCY
- Is CHATOYANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHATOYANCY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHATOYANCY worth?
- CHATOYANCY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHATOYANCY mean?
- The shimmering band of light that moves across the surface of certain polished gems, like the eye of a cat.
- What letters can be added to CHATOYANCY?
- No single letter can be added to CHATOYANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHATOYANCY:
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