CHICHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHICHES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHICHES?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHICHES is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHICHES
No single letter turns CHICHES into another word.
How CHICHES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHICHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What does CHICHES mean in Scrabble?
CHICHES is the plural of CHICH.
CHICH(noun) — The chickpea, an edible round seed grown as a food crop.
Shorter words from the letters in CHICHES
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Common questions about CHICHES
- Is CHICHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHICHES is not in it.
- How many points is CHICHES worth?
- CHICHES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHICHES?
- No single letter can be added to CHICHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHICHES:
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