CHATOYANT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHATOYANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHATOYANT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHATOYANT is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHATOYANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chatoyantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHATOYANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHATOYANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHATOYANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHATOYANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Showing a changing band of light that moves across the surface, like the glint in a cat's eye.
A chatoyant gem, such as tiger's eye or cat's eye chrysoberyl, has fibres or inclusions that reflect light in a narrow streak. The streak shifts as the stone is turned. Jewellers also use the word for silks and other fabrics with a shimmering sheen.
How CHATOYANT is used
Used in gemology and descriptive writing for stones with a moving, silky sheen.
- The jeweller held the chatoyant stone under a lamp.
- A chatoyant ribbon of light ran across the polished gem.
- Her chatoyant silk scarf shimmered as she walked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHATOYANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHATOYANT
1 longer words begin with CHATOYANT.
Shorter words from the letters in CHATOYANT
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Common questions about CHATOYANT
- Is CHATOYANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHATOYANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHATOYANT worth?
- CHATOYANT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHATOYANT mean?
- Showing a changing band of light that moves across the surface, like the glint in a cat's eye.
- What letters can be added to CHATOYANT?
- CHATOYANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHATOYANT:
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