CHIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CHIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIA?
| 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 CHIA is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does CHIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plant whose seeds swell in water.
Chia seeds form a gel holding many times their own weight in water, which is why runners in Mesoamerica carried them. The novelty pot plants of the 1980s use exactly the same seed.
How CHIA is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Chia seeds hold many times their weight in water.
- The word chia came into English from Nahuatl.
- Runners in Mesoamerica carried chia for exactly this reason.
- A chia pot plant uses the same seed as the food.
- Two spoonfuls of chia thicken a whole glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIA
The 4 tiles of CHIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHIA
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with CHIA.
Words ending in CHIA
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in CHIA. Useful as a back hook: play CHIA onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHIA inside
Showing 24 of 120 words that contain CHIA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CHIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIA
Common questions about CHIA
- Is CHIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIA worth?
- CHIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIA mean?
- A plant whose seeds swell in water.
- What letters can be added to CHIA?
- CHIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHIA:
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