CHEER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CHEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEER?
| 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 CHEER is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about CHEER
- 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 CHEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shout of encouragement or approval, or a feeling of happiness and good spirit.
A cheer can be the loud shout a crowd gives a winning team, or the quieter sense of good cheer that fills a warm room at a holiday gathering. The word once simply meant a person's face or mood in Middle English, and it slowly narrowed to the modern senses of encouragement and gladness.
How CHEER is used
Everyday word, used both for a shouted expression of support and for a general mood of happiness.
- A loud cheer went up when the final goal was scored.
- The decorations added a bit of cheer to the office.
- She led the cheer from the front row of the stand.
- His visit brought some cheer to an otherwise dull week.
- The crowd let out one last cheer as the runners crossed the line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHEER
The 5 tiles of CHEER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHEER
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with CHEER.
Words ending in CHEER
2 words end in CHEER. Useful as a back hook: play CHEER onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHEER inside
10 words contain CHEER in the middle. Words that start with CHEER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEER
Common questions about CHEER
- Is CHEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEER worth?
- CHEER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEER mean?
- A shout of encouragement or approval, or a feeling of happiness and good spirit.
- What letters can be added to CHEER?
- CHEER takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHEER:
Open CHEER in the Word Finder