CHERUB is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHERUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHERUB?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHERUB is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHERUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cherubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHERUB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHERUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does CHERUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A winged angelic being, often shown in art as a plump child, or a sweet and innocent-looking child.
In the Hebrew Bible the cherubim guard sacred places and carry the throne of God, and later Christian tradition placed them high among the ranks of angels. Painters of the Renaissance and baroque gave the cherub the form of a chubby baby with small wings, and that picture is the one most people know. In everyday speech the word is also a fond name for a rosy, well-behaved child.
How CHERUB is used
The plural is cherubs for the painted children and cherubim for the biblical beings.
- A carved cherub looked down from the corner of the ceiling.
- The baby had the round face of a cherub.
- Ezekiel describes a cherub with four faces.
- A plaster cherub stood in the middle of the fountain.
- The choir boy looked a perfect cherub until he opened his mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHERUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHERUB
10 longer words begin with CHERUB.
Shorter words from the letters in CHERUB
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Common questions about CHERUB
- Is CHERUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHERUB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHERUB worth?
- CHERUB is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHERUB mean?
- A winged angelic being, often shown in art as a plump child, or a sweet and innocent-looking child.
- What letters can be added to CHERUB?
- CHERUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHERUB:
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