CHELA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CHELA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHELA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHELA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHELA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHELA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does CHELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The pincer-like claw of a crab, lobster, scorpion, or similar creature, used for grasping or defense.
A chela forms the last segment of certain limbs in crustaceans and arachnids, closing like a pair of pincers to seize food, fend off predators, or grip an opponent during a fight over territory or a mate. Crabs and lobsters typically carry one enlarged chela used for crushing and one smaller, more delicate chela used for finer manipulation. Zoologists use the plural chelae when describing more than one such claw, and the same root gives English the adjective cheliped, the whole limb that ends in a chela. Unrelated to this sense, chela is also a Sanskrit-derived word for a disciple of a religious teacher, a use confined to writing about Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
How CHELA is used
A technical term from zoology, used mainly in scientific writing about crustaceans and arachnids.
- The crab waved its larger chela as a warning.
- Scientists measured the chela of each lobster in the study.
- A scorpion grips its prey with a strong chela before stinging it.
- The smaller chela is used for delicate feeding motions.
- Divers watched the crab defend its burrow with a raised chela.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHELA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHELA
The 5 tiles of CHELA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHELA
13 longer words begin with CHELA.
Words with CHELA inside
2 words contain CHELA in the middle. Words that start with CHELA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHELA
Common questions about CHELA
- Is CHELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHELA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHELA worth?
- CHELA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHELA mean?
- The pincer-like claw of a crab, lobster, scorpion, or similar creature, used for grasping or defense.
- What letters can be added to CHELA?
- CHELA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHELA:
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