CHESILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHESILS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHESILS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHESILS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHESILS
No single letter turns CHESILS into another word.
How CHESILS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHESILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
Anagrams of CHESILS
The 7 tiles of CHESILS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CHESILS
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Common questions about CHESILS
- Is CHESILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHESILS is not in it.
- How many points is CHESILS worth?
- CHESILS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHESILS?
- No single letter can be added to CHESILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHESILS:
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