CHAW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAW?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAW is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does CHAW mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialect
To chew, especially tobacco.
Chaw is a dialect form that became a separate word in American English, where it names the wad of tobacco as well as the act of working on it. The two spellings parted about four hundred years ago.
How CHAW is used
Chawed, chawing. Also a noun.
- He chawed steadily and said nothing for an hour.
- The word chaw is a dialect form that went its own way.
- A chaw of tobacco lasts most of a morning.
- Chaw names the wad and the act alike.
- The spelling chaw parted from the other one four hundred years ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAW
11 longer words begin with CHAW.
Words ending in CHAW
3 words end in CHAW. Useful as a back hook: play CHAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHAW inside
7 words contain CHAW in the middle. Words that start with CHAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAW
Common questions about CHAW
- Is CHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAW worth?
- CHAW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAW mean?
- To chew, especially tobacco.
- What letters can be added to CHAW?
- CHAW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHAW:
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