CHAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAY?
| 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 CHAY 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 CHAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does CHAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A plant whose root yields a lasting red dye.
Chay was grown in southern India for a dye that fixed on cotton without fading, which European madder could never manage. Synthetic colours ended the trade within a decade of arriving.
How CHAY is used
Uncountable. Historical; also spelled choy.
- Chay gave a red that did not fade on cotton.
- The word chay came into English from Tamil.
- European madder could not match chay for fastness.
- Synthetic dye ended the chay trade in ten years.
- A cloth dyed with chay keeps its colour for decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHAY
The 4 tiles of CHAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHAY
7 longer words begin with CHAY.
Words ending in CHAY
1 words end in CHAY. Useful as a back hook: play CHAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHAY inside
7 words contain CHAY in the middle. Words that start with CHAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAY
Common questions about CHAY
- Is CHAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAY worth?
- CHAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAY mean?
- A plant whose root yields a lasting red dye.
- What letters can be added to CHAY?
- CHAY takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHAY:
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