CHEVET is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHEVET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEVET?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEVET is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEVET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chevetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEVET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHEVET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.
What does CHEVET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The rounded or many-sided east end of a large church, built around the high altar.
In Gothic cathedrals, especially French ones, the chevet is the apse together with the walkway that curves around behind the altar and the small chapels set into its outer wall. The word is French in origin, and architects value a chevet for the way its radiating chapels catch the morning light.
How CHEVET is used
An architectural term, mostly used when describing medieval churches.
- The tour ended at the chevet, ringed with tiny chapels.
- Light poured through the tall windows of the chevet.
- Her sketch of the cathedral showed the chevet in careful detail.
- The builders added a chevet to the east end of the older nave.
- A walkway runs around the chevet behind the high altar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEVET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHEVET
1 longer words begin with CHEVET.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEVET
Common questions about CHEVET
- Is CHEVET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEVET, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEVET worth?
- CHEVET is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEVET mean?
- The rounded or many-sided east end of a large church, built around the high altar.
- What letters can be added to CHEVET?
- CHEVET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHEVET:
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