CHELIPED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHELIPED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHELIPED?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHELIPED is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHELIPED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chelipedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHELIPED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHELIPED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHELIPED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHELIPED mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A limb of a crab, lobster or similar animal that ends in a pincer.
The cheliped is the big front leg used for gripping, crushing and defence. In many crabs the two chelipeds are different sizes, and one is built for heavy work.
How CHELIPED is used
Cheliped is a technical term in zoology, used when describing crustaceans.
- The crab raised one enlarged cheliped to warn off the gull.
- A lost cheliped can regrow after several moults.
- Each cheliped ended in a toothed pincer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHELIPED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHELIPED
1 longer words begin with CHELIPED.
Shorter words from the letters in CHELIPED
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Common questions about CHELIPED
- Is CHELIPED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHELIPED, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHELIPED worth?
- CHELIPED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHELIPED mean?
- A limb of a crab, lobster or similar animal that ends in a pincer.
- What letters can be added to CHELIPED?
- CHELIPED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHELIPED:
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