CHICANINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHICANINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHICANINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHICANINGS is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHICANINGS
No single letter turns CHICANINGS into another word.
How CHICANINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHICANINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHICANINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CHICANINGS
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Common questions about CHICANINGS
- Is CHICANINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHICANINGS is not in it.
- How many points is CHICANINGS worth?
- CHICANINGS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHICANINGS?
- No single letter can be added to CHICANINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHICANINGS:
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