CHILDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHILDS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHILDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHILDS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHILDS
No single letter turns CHILDS into another word.
How CHILDS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHILDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about CHILDS
- CHILDS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHILDS
Common questions about CHILDS
- Is CHILDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHILDS is not in it.
- How many points is CHILDS worth?
- CHILDS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHILDS?
- No single letter can be added to CHILDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHILDS:
Open CHILDS in the Word Finder