CHEROOT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHEROOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEROOT?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEROOT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEROOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cherootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEROOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHEROOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does CHEROOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cigar with both ends cut flat and open.
The cheroot is a slim, cylinder-shaped cigar with no tapered tip, so the smoker does not need to clip an end. Writers of colonial adventures liked to give their officers a cheroot between the teeth. The word is thought to come from a South Indian term for a roll.
How CHEROOT is used
Used mainly in older or historical writing.
- The colonel lit a cheroot and leaned back in his chair.
- A smell of cheroot smoke drifted from the veranda.
- He kept a box of cheroot cigars in his desk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEROOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHEROOT
1 longer words begin with CHEROOT.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEROOT
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Common questions about CHEROOT
- Is CHEROOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEROOT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEROOT worth?
- CHEROOT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEROOT mean?
- A cigar with both ends cut flat and open.
- What letters can be added to CHEROOT?
- CHEROOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHEROOT:
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