CHESTING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHESTING 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHESTING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHESTING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHESTING
No single letter turns CHESTING into another word.
How CHESTING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHESTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHESTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHESTING
- All 8 letters of CHESTING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of CHESTING
The 8 tiles of CHESTING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CHESTING
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Common questions about CHESTING
- Is CHESTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHESTING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHESTING worth?
- CHESTING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHESTING?
- No single letter can be added to CHESTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHESTING:
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