CHIKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHIKS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHIKS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIKS is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIKS
No single letter turns CHIKS into another word.
How CHIKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about CHIKS
- The letters of CHIKS run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of CHIKS
The 5 tiles of CHIKS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in CHIKS
2 words end in CHIKS. Useful as a back hook: play CHIKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIKS
Common questions about CHIKS
- Is CHIKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHIKS is not in it.
- How many points is CHIKS worth?
- CHIKS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHIKS?
- No single letter can be added to CHIKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIKS:
Open CHIKS in the Word Finder