CHEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHEAP 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 CHEAP?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEAP is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEAP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about CHEAP
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHEAP mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Costing little money; not expensive.
Cheap describes goods, services or entertainment that can be bought for a low price, and the word often carries a second, less flattering sense of poor quality or shoddy workmanship. A cheap flight simply costs little, but a cheap suit may look and wear badly. The word can also describe behaviour, calling someone cheap when they are unwilling to spend money even when they can afford to. Context usually makes clear whether cheap is praising a bargain or criticising something flimsy.
How CHEAP is used
Very common in everyday speech, for prices, quality and, informally, for stingy behaviour.
- We found cheap tickets for the early train.
- The toy broke at once because it was so cheap.
- He is too cheap to leave a decent tip.
- Cheap rent drew students to that side of town.
- It was a cheap trick to win the argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHEAP
The 5 tiles of CHEAP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHEAP
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with CHEAP.
Words ending in CHEAP
3 words end in CHEAP. Useful as a back hook: play CHEAP onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEAP
Common questions about CHEAP
- Is CHEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEAP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEAP worth?
- CHEAP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEAP mean?
- Costing little money; not expensive.
- What letters can be added to CHEAP?
- CHEAP takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHEAP:
Open CHEAP in the Word Finder