CHELONIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHELONIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHELONIAN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHELONIAN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHELONIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cheloniansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHELONIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHELONIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHELONIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHELONIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A reptile of the group that includes turtles, tortoises and terrapins, with a body enclosed in a bony shell.
Biologists use chelonian as a neat umbrella word when they do not want to separate sea turtles from land tortoises. It can also serve as an adjective for anything connected with these animals.
How CHELONIAN is used
A scientific term, used by zoologists and in nature writing.
- The aquarium has a large chelonian that is over eighty years old.
- Every chelonian lays its eggs on land.
- The expert studied the shell structure of a chelonian.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHELONIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHELONIAN
1 longer words begin with CHELONIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHELONIAN
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Common questions about CHELONIAN
- Is CHELONIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHELONIAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHELONIAN worth?
- CHELONIAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHELONIAN mean?
- A reptile of the group that includes turtles, tortoises and terrapins, with a body enclosed in a bony shell.
- What letters can be added to CHELONIAN?
- CHELONIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHELONIAN:
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