CHEVALET is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHEVALET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEVALET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEVALET is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEVALET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chevaletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEVALET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHEVALET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHEVALET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHEVALET mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
The bridge of a violin or similar stringed instrument.
The chevalet holds the strings up off the body and passes their vibrations into the soundboard. Its French name is still met in music writing, where bowing close to it gives a thin, glassy tone.
How CHEVALET is used
Chevalet is borrowed from French and appears in scores and string-playing texts, as in sul chevalet.
- The luthier shaved the chevalet to lower the strings.
- Playing near the chevalet makes the violin sound brittle.
- A cracked chevalet muffled the whole instrument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEVALET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHEVALET
1 longer words begin with CHEVALET.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEVALET
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Common questions about CHEVALET
- Is CHEVALET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEVALET, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEVALET worth?
- CHEVALET is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEVALET mean?
- The bridge of a violin or similar stringed instrument.
- What letters can be added to CHEVALET?
- CHEVALET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHEVALET:
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