CHERE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHERE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHERE?
| 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 CHERE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHERE
No single letter turns CHERE into another word.
How CHERE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about CHERE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHERE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryarchaic
Dear, used as the feminine form of the French word cher when it appears borrowed in English writing.
English writers borrowed chere directly from French to address a woman affectionately, keeping the feminine ending that French grammar requires for the masculine cher. It shows up in older letters and novels as a deliberately foreign touch rather than as a naturalised English word for ordinary happiness.
How CHERE is used
Literary and archaic; used to give a French flavour to a term of endearment rather than in ordinary English speech.
- He signed the note ma chere without a second thought.
- The old letter greeted her as chere amie.
- The novelist used chere to give the countess a French accent on the page.
- Chere appeared only in the most formal of his letters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHERE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHERE
The 5 tiles of CHERE in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in CHERE
1 words end in CHERE. Useful as a back hook: play CHERE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHERE inside
18 words contain CHERE in the middle. Words that start with CHERE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHERE
Common questions about CHERE
- Is CHERE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHERE is not in it.
- How many points is CHERE worth?
- CHERE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHERE mean?
- Dear, used as the feminine form of the French word cher when it appears borrowed in English writing.
- What letters can be added to CHERE?
- No single letter can be added to CHERE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHERE:
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