CHIASM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHIASM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIASM?
| 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 CHIASM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIASM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIASM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHIASM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does CHIASM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A crossing or intersection of two structures, especially the point where the optic nerves cross at the base of the brain.
The word comes from the Greek letter chi, written X, because the crossing has that shape. Anatomists speak of the optic chiasm, where fibres from each eye partly cross to the opposite side of the brain, and damage at this spot causes a typical loss of side vision. Geneticists use the related form chiasma for the cross-shaped point where paired chromosomes exchange material.
How CHIASM is used
Technical; most often met in the phrase optic chiasm.
- The tumour pressed on the optic chiasm.
- A scan showed the chiasm clearly at the base of the brain.
- Each chiasm in the diagram is drawn as a small cross.
- The surgeon avoided the chiasm during the operation.
- The student labelled the chiasm on the sketch of the skull.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIASM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIASM
The 6 tiles of CHIASM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHIASM
9 longer words begin with CHIASM.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIASM
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Common questions about CHIASM
- Is CHIASM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIASM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIASM worth?
- CHIASM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIASM mean?
- A crossing or intersection of two structures, especially the point where the optic nerves cross at the base of the brain.
- What letters can be added to CHIASM?
- CHIASM takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHIASM:
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