CHIMAR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHIMAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIMAR?
| 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 CHIMAR is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIMAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chimarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIMAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHIMAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does CHIMAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A loose sleeveless robe worn by bishops of the Anglican church.
The chimar is the garment a bishop wears over the rochet, with the lawn sleeves attached to the rochet showing at the arms. The word came from the Italian and Spanish names for a short cloak and has several spellings, among them chimere and simar. It belongs to church dress and is now met almost only in books on clerical costume.
How CHIMAR is used
Rare; found in writing on church dress and in word lists.
- The bishop put on his chimar before the procession.
- A black chimar hung over the white sleeves.
- The portrait shows the archbishop in a red chimar.
- He laid the chimar carefully over the chair.
- The museum keeps a chimar worn at a famous coronation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIMAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIMAR
1 longer words begin with CHIMAR.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIMAR
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Common questions about CHIMAR
- Is CHIMAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIMAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIMAR worth?
- CHIMAR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIMAR mean?
- A loose sleeveless robe worn by bishops of the Anglican church.
- What letters can be added to CHIMAR?
- CHIMAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHIMAR:
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