CHILE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CHILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHILE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHILE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHILE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about CHILE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hot pepper of the capsicum family, or the dried pod of such a pepper used to add heat to cooking; an alternative spelling of chili.
Chile, chili, and chilli are three accepted English spellings of the same word for the fiery pods of capsicum plants, and cooks and dictionaries differ on which one they prefer, with chile common in the American Southwest and in writing influenced by Spanish. A dish or sauce made from these peppers can itself be called chile, so red chile or green chile names both the pepper and the finished sauce poured over food in New Mexican cooking. This lowercase word for the pepper should not be confused with the country name spelled the same way, an unrelated proper noun. Cooks choose a particular chile for its level of heat and flavor, ranging from the mild poblano to the fiercely hot habanero.
How CHILE is used
Common in American Southwestern and Mexican-influenced cooking; the spelling chile is often preferred there over chili or chilli.
- She roasted a chile over the open flame until the skin blistered.
- The stew was thickened with ground red chile.
- He grows several varieties of chile in his garden.
- Green chile smothered the enchiladas on the plate.
- The market sold fresh and dried chile side by side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHILE
The 5 tiles of CHILE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHILE
1 longer words begin with CHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHILE
Common questions about CHILE
- Is CHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHILE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHILE worth?
- CHILE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHILE mean?
- A hot pepper of the capsicum family, or the dried pod of such a pepper used to add heat to cooking; an alternative spelling of chili.
- What letters can be added to CHILE?
- CHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHILE:
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