CHIEF is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHIEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIEF?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIEF is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIEF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chiefsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIEF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CHIEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The leader or head of a group, organization, tribe, or department.
A chief holds the highest position of authority within a defined group, whether that group is a fire department, a Native American nation, a company division, or a kitchen staff, as in a chief of police or an executive chief. The title implies both authority and responsibility, since the chief typically makes final decisions and answers for the group's actions. In many traditional societies, a chief inherits or earns the position through lineage, achievement, or community consent rather than election in the modern political sense. The same word functions as an adjective meaning most important, as in the chief reason for a decision, showing how the noun's sense of primacy carries over.
How CHIEF is used
Widely used for leadership titles across professions, tribes, and organizations, and also common as an adjective meaning most important.
- The fire chief arrived first at the scene of the blaze.
- She was elected chief of the small mountain village.
- The chief of the tribe spoke first at the council meeting.
- His chief concern was the safety of the passengers.
- The kitchen chief planned the entire evening's menu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIEF
The 5 tiles of CHIEF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHIEF
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with CHIEF.
Words ending in CHIEF
5 words end in CHIEF. Useful as a back hook: play CHIEF onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHIEF inside
9 words contain CHIEF in the middle. Words that start with CHIEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIEF
Common questions about CHIEF
- Is CHIEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIEF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIEF worth?
- CHIEF is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIEF mean?
- The leader or head of a group, organization, tribe, or department.
- What letters can be added to CHIEF?
- CHIEF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIEF:
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