CHICANERY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHICANERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHICANERY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHICANERY is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHICANERY
No single letter turns CHICANERY into another word.
How CHICANERY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHICANERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHICANERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHICANERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The use of clever trickery or deception to get what one wants, especially in legal or political matters.
Chicanery implies sly manoeuvring rather than outright lies, such as exploiting a technicality to dodge a debt. It carries a strong sense of disapproval toward the person who uses it.
How CHICANERY is used
A formal, critical word used in news, law and political commentary.
- The company was accused of chicanery in its accounts.
- Only chicanery could explain the sudden change in the vote.
- He won the case through legal chicanery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHICANERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHICANERY
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Common questions about CHICANERY
- Is CHICANERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHICANERY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHICANERY worth?
- CHICANERY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHICANERY mean?
- The use of clever trickery or deception to get what one wants, especially in legal or political matters.
- What letters can be added to CHICANERY?
- No single letter can be added to CHICANERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHICANERY:
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