CHEMMY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHEMMY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHEMMY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEMMY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEMMY
No single letter turns CHEMMY into another word.
How CHEMMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHEMMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,417 thousand.
What stands out about CHEMMY
- CHEMMY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHEMMY
Common questions about CHEMMY
- Is CHEMMY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHEMMY is not in it.
- How many points is CHEMMY worth?
- CHEMMY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHEMMY?
- No single letter can be added to CHEMMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHEMMY:
Open CHEMMY in the Word Finder