CHEKISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHEKISTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHEKISTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEKISTS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEKISTS
No single letter turns CHEKISTS into another word.
How CHEKISTS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHEKISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHEKISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHEKISTS
- The same 8 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
Anagrams of CHEKISTS
The 8 tiles of CHEKISTS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEKISTS
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Common questions about CHEKISTS
- Is CHEKISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHEKISTS is not in it.
- How many points is CHEKISTS worth?
- CHEKISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHEKISTS?
- No single letter can be added to CHEKISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHEKISTS:
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