CHIASMATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHIASMATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIASMATIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIASMATIC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIASMATIC
No single letter turns CHIASMATIC into another word.
How CHIASMATIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHIASMATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIASMATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHIASMATIC
- CHIASMATIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHIASMATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a chiasma, a crossing point such as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
In anatomy, a chiasmatic structure sits at the crossing where fibres from the two eyes meet. In genetics the word is linked to the chiasmata where chromosomes swap material during cell division. The term is specialist and rarely leaves textbooks.
How CHIASMATIC is used
Used in anatomy and genetics.
- The tumour pressed on the chiasmatic region.
- A chiasmatic groove marks the skull bone.
- Chiasmatic crossing allows information from both eyes to be combined.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIASMATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIASMATIC
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Common questions about CHIASMATIC
- Is CHIASMATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIASMATIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIASMATIC worth?
- CHIASMATIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIASMATIC mean?
- Relating to a chiasma, a crossing point such as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- What letters can be added to CHIASMATIC?
- No single letter can be added to CHIASMATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHIASMATIC:
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