CHESSBOARD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHESSBOARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableCHESSBOARD · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CHESSBOARD?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.3%
Our own measure of how useful CHESSBOARD is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHESSBOARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chessboardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHESSBOARD scores
Scrabble c3h4e1s1s1b3o1a1r1d2 18
Words with Friends c4h3e1s1s1b4o1a1r1d2 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHESSBOARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHESSBOARD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CHESSBOARD
1 longer words begin with CHESSBOARD.
Shorter words from the letters in CHESSBOARD
crosshead15 broached16 caboshed16 chobdars16 basoches15 borsches15 broaches15 barcodes13 brocades13 sarcodes11 bodachs15 broched15 chobdar15 basoche14 braches14 broches14 berdash13 brashed13 chadors13 chassed13 chordae13 coheads13 crashed13 echards13 roached13 schrods13 barcode12 bashers12 brashes12 brocade12 chaoses12 chasers12 choreas12 coshers12 crashes12 decarbs12 eschars12 ochreas12 oraches12 roaches12
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Common questions about CHESSBOARD
- Is CHESSBOARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHESSBOARD, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHESSBOARD worth?
- CHESSBOARD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHESSBOARD?
- CHESSBOARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHESSBOARD:
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