CHIGGER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHIGGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIGGER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIGGER is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIGGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chiggersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIGGER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHIGGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does CHIGGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A chigger is the tiny larva of a mite that attaches to skin and causes intensely itchy bites.
Anyone who has walked through tall grass in summer may know a chigger by its after-effects rather than by sight, since it is almost too small to see. In some places the word is also used for a tropical flea that burrows under skin.
How CHIGGER is used
Chigger is common in everyday talk about outdoor itching in warm regions.
- Every chigger bite itched for days.
- We sprayed our ankles to keep off each chigger in the field.
- A chigger had attached itself near his belt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIGGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIGGER
1 longer words begin with CHIGGER.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIGGER
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Common questions about CHIGGER
- Is CHIGGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIGGER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIGGER worth?
- CHIGGER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIGGER mean?
- A chigger is the tiny larva of a mite that attaches to skin and causes intensely itchy bites.
- What letters can be added to CHIGGER?
- CHIGGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHIGGER:
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