CHAYOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHAYOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAYOTE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAYOTE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAYOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chayotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAYOTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHAYOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CHAYOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pale green, pear-shaped, wrinkled squash-like fruit of a tropical climbing vine, eaten cooked as a vegetable.
A chayote has a mild, slightly cucumber-like taste, so it takes on the flavour of whatever it is cooked with. It is common in Latin American and Caribbean kitchens, where it is boiled, stuffed or added to stews.
How CHAYOTE is used
The word chayote names both the fruit and the vine it grows on.
- The cook peeled a chayote and simmered it with garlic.
- A chayote vine covered the fence behind the house.
- Add a diced chayote to the soup for the last ten minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAYOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAYOTE
1 longer words begin with CHAYOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAYOTE
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Common questions about CHAYOTE
- Is CHAYOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAYOTE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAYOTE worth?
- CHAYOTE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAYOTE mean?
- A pale green, pear-shaped, wrinkled squash-like fruit of a tropical climbing vine, eaten cooked as a vegetable.
- What letters can be added to CHAYOTE?
- CHAYOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHAYOTE:
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