CHIAUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHIAUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIAUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIAUS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIAUS
No single letter turns CHIAUS into another word.
How CHIAUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHIAUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about CHIAUS
- CHIAUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHIAUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A messenger or court officer of the Ottoman Empire, sent as an envoy or used as an escort.
The chiaus was a Turkish official who carried messages, accompanied ambassadors and kept order at ceremonies. The word came into English through travellers' accounts, and it is the source of the old verb chouse, because a famous chiaus of the early seventeenth century swindled London merchants. Today the chiaus turns up almost only in history books and in Scrabble lists.
How CHIAUS is used
Historical term; found in accounts of the Ottoman court and in word-game dictionaries.
- The chiaus rode ahead of the embassy to announce its arrival.
- A chiaus in a tall turban stood beside the sultan's door.
- Merchants of the period spoke warily of the chiaus who had cheated them.
- She read about a chiaus sent to deliver a letter across the border.
- Every chiaus in the procession carried a staff of office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIAUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIAUS
3 longer words begin with CHIAUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIAUS
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Common questions about CHIAUS
- Is CHIAUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIAUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIAUS worth?
- CHIAUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIAUS mean?
- A messenger or court officer of the Ottoman Empire, sent as an envoy or used as an escort.
- What letters can be added to CHIAUS?
- No single letter can be added to CHIAUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHIAUS:
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