CHIASMA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHIASMA 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 CHIASMA?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIASMA is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIASMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIASMA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHIASMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does CHIASMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A chiasma is a crossing point, especially where two optic nerves meet or where paired chromosomes touch and swap material.
Biology students meet chiasma in two settings that look unrelated: the optic chiasma below the brain, and the chiasma where chromosomes exchange segments in cell division. The common idea is an X-shaped crossover.
How CHIASMA is used
Chiasma is a technical term in anatomy and genetics, usually seen in textbooks.
- The optic chiasma sits just below the brain.
- A chiasma forms where two chromosomes cross over.
- Each chiasma allows genes to be shuffled between strands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIASMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIASMA
The 7 tiles of CHIASMA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHIASMA
4 longer words begin with CHIASMA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIASMA
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Common questions about CHIASMA
- Is CHIASMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIASMA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIASMA worth?
- CHIASMA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIASMA mean?
- A chiasma is a crossing point, especially where two optic nerves meet or where paired chromosomes touch and swap material.
- What letters can be added to CHIASMA?
- CHIASMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHIASMA:
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