CHILDCARES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. CHILDCARES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableCHILDCARES · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CHILDCARES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful CHILDCARES is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHILDCARES
No single letter turns CHILDCARES into another word.
How CHILDCARES scores
Scrabble c3h4i1l1d2c3a1r1e1s1 18
Words with Friends c4h3i1l2d2c4a1r1e1s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHILDCARES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHILDCARES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CHILDCARES
childcare17 scraiched17 chalcids16 chaliced16 caliches15 chalices15 chalders14 heraldic14 rachides14 charlies13 decrials11 radicels11 radicles11 chalcid15 clached15 cliched15 caliche14 chalice14 chicles14 claches14 cliches14 creachs14 scraich14 screich14 scriech14 chaired13 chalder13 chiders13 chields13 childer13 childes13 chirled13 clashed13 crashed13 echards13 eldrich13 herdics13 archils12 cahiers12 carlish12
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Common questions about CHILDCARES
- Is CHILDCARES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHILDCARES is not in it.
- How many points is CHILDCARES worth?
- CHILDCARES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHILDCARES?
- No single letter can be added to CHILDCARES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHILDCARES:
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