CHELICERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHELICERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHELICERAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHELICERAL is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHELICERAL
No single letter turns CHELICERAL into another word.
How CHELICERAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHELICERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHELICERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHELICERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to the chelicerae, the pincer-like or fang-like mouth appendages of spiders and related animals.
Biologists use cheliceral when describing how a spider or scorpion grasps and bites its prey. It is a precise anatomical adjective that you will only see in zoology texts.
How CHELICERAL is used
Used in arachnology and anatomy descriptions.
- The cheliceral fangs of the spider inject venom.
- A cheliceral claw helps the mite hold its food.
- Scientists studied the cheliceral muscles under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHELICERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHELICERAL
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Common questions about CHELICERAL
- Is CHELICERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHELICERAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHELICERAL worth?
- CHELICERAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHELICERAL mean?
- Relating to the chelicerae, the pincer-like or fang-like mouth appendages of spiders and related animals.
- What letters can be added to CHELICERAL?
- No single letter can be added to CHELICERAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHELICERAL:
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