CHIASMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHIASMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIASMAL?
| 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 CHIASMAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIASMAL
No single letter turns CHIASMAL into another word.
How CHIASMAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHIASMAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIASMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHIASMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a chiasm, a crossing point, especially where the optic nerves meet at the base of the brain.
Chiasmal usually appears in anatomy and eye medicine, for instance in the chiasmal region where nerve fibres partly cross. Swelling near that point can disturb a patient field of vision.
How CHIASMAL is used
A technical word used in anatomy, neurology and genetics.
- The scan showed a growth in the chiasmal region.
- Chiasmal damage often narrows the visual field on both sides.
- The surgeon explained the chiasmal anatomy with a diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIASMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIASMAL
The 8 tiles of CHIASMAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIASMAL
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Common questions about CHIASMAL
- Is CHIASMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIASMAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIASMAL worth?
- CHIASMAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIASMAL mean?
- Relating to a chiasm, a crossing point, especially where the optic nerves meet at the base of the brain.
- What letters can be added to CHIASMAL?
- No single letter can be added to CHIASMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHIASMAL:
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