CHEDITE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHEDITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEDITE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEDITE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEDITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cheditesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEDITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHEDITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does CHEDITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A class of explosives made from a chlorate or perchlorate mixed with an organic nitro compound.
Chedite was developed as a safer blasting powder for mining and quarrying, with its ingredients held in a waxy binder. Chemistry texts on early explosives mention chedite, while modern users know it rarely.
How CHEDITE is used
Chedite is a technical term from the history of explosives.
- The quarry once used chedite for blasting.
- Chedite is rarely mentioned in modern manuals.
- A text on explosives explained how chedite works.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEDITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHEDITE
1 longer words begin with CHEDITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEDITE
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Common questions about CHEDITE
- Is CHEDITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEDITE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEDITE worth?
- CHEDITE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEDITE mean?
- A class of explosives made from a chlorate or perchlorate mixed with an organic nitro compound.
- What letters can be added to CHEDITE?
- CHEDITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHEDITE:
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