CHERISH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHERISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHERISH?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHERISH is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHERISH
Front hooks — 1
ocherishBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CHERISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHERISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CHERISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hold something or someone dear and look after it with tenderness and care.
To cherish goes beyond liking: it suggests protecting what you value and keeping it close. People cherish memories, friendships, traditions and also hopes they refuse to give up.
How CHERISH is used
You cherish a person, a memory or a belief, often with a warm or sentimental tone.
- I will always cherish the summers we spent at the lake.
- She continued to cherish the old letters.
- They cherish the hope that he will return.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHERISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHERISH
The 7 tiles of CHERISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHERISH
9 longer words begin with CHERISH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHERISH
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Common questions about CHERISH
- Is CHERISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHERISH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHERISH worth?
- CHERISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHERISH mean?
- To hold something or someone dear and look after it with tenderness and care.
- What letters can be added to CHERISH?
- CHERISH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHERISH:
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