CHEMS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. CHEMS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept CHEMS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEMS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEMS
No single letter turns CHEMS into another word.
How CHEMS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHEMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does CHEMS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
An informal, usually plural, word for recreational drugs, especially stimulant and party drugs.
Chems is heard mainly among people describing a night out or a party where illegal stimulants are involved, and it treats the substances as a loose category rather than naming any one drug. The word appears often as part of chemsex, a term for sex under the influence of drugs such as mephedrone or GHB, where chems refers to whichever substances are being used. Unlike the everyday clipping chem for a school chemistry class, chems in this sense has nothing to do with a classroom and everything to do with recreational use. Health workers and harm-reduction services also use chems when discussing safer approaches to drug use at parties.
How CHEMS is used
Informal slang, almost always plural, common in discussion of nightlife, parties, and harm reduction.
- The article warned about mixing chems with alcohol.
- He said he was done with chems after a bad experience.
- The clinic runs a helpline for people using chems at parties.
- Chems were passed around quietly at the back of the club.
- She avoided any party where chems were part of the plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEMS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHEMS
The 5 tiles of CHEMS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHEMS
2 longer words begin with CHEMS.
Words ending in CHEMS
1 words end in CHEMS. Useful as a back hook: play CHEMS onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHEMS inside
2 words contain CHEMS in the middle. Words that start with CHEMS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEMS
Common questions about CHEMS
- Is CHEMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHEMS is not in it.
- How many points is CHEMS worth?
- CHEMS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEMS mean?
- An informal, usually plural, word for recreational drugs, especially stimulant and party drugs.
- What letters can be added to CHEMS?
- No single letter can be added to CHEMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHEMS:
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