CHESTNUT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHESTNUT 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 CHESTNUT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHESTNUT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHESTNUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chestnutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHESTNUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHESTNUT, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHESTNUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHESTNUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A glossy brown edible nut, the tree that bears it, or a reddish-brown colour.
Roasted chestnuts are a winter street snack in many cities. The word also names the colour of a horse's coat and, in the phrase "old chestnut", a joke or story repeated until it is stale.
How CHESTNUT is used
Applies to the tree, the nut, the colour and the horse; the spelling chesnut is an old variant.
- We bought a roasted chestnut from a vendor.
- The chestnut mare stood by the gate.
- That joke is an old chestnut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHESTNUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHESTNUT
1 longer words begin with CHESTNUT.
Shorter words from the letters in CHESTNUT
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Common questions about CHESTNUT
- Is CHESTNUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHESTNUT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHESTNUT worth?
- CHESTNUT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHESTNUT mean?
- A glossy brown edible nut, the tree that bears it, or a reddish-brown colour.
- What letters can be added to CHESTNUT?
- CHESTNUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHESTNUT:
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