CHATTEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHATTEL 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 CHATTEL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHATTEL 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 CHATTEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chattelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHATTEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHATTEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does CHATTEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
An item of movable personal property, as distinct from land or buildings.
In law a chattel is something you can pick up and carry off, such as furniture or a car, as against real estate. History gave the word a dark sense, since enslaved people were once treated as chattels. Phrases like goods and chattels list a person's belongings.
How CHATTEL is used
A legal and historical term, often in the phrase goods and chattels.
- The will left his goods and chattels to his niece.
- A car is a chattel, while the house is real property.
- Under the old law a wife was treated almost as her husband's chattel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHATTEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHATTEL
The 7 tiles of CHATTEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHATTEL
1 longer words begin with CHATTEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CHATTEL
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Common questions about CHATTEL
- Is CHATTEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHATTEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHATTEL worth?
- CHATTEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHATTEL mean?
- An item of movable personal property, as distinct from land or buildings.
- What letters can be added to CHATTEL?
- CHATTEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHATTEL:
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