CHIME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHIME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIME?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIME is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about CHIME
- 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 CHIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
The ringing sound made by a bell or set of bells, or a device that produces such a sound.
A chime can be the tuned set of bells in a clock tower, the small hanging tubes of a wind chime, or simply the pleasant ringing note either produces. Clocks that chime mark the hour or quarter hour with a short musical phrase rather than a single strike. The word also works as a verb, so a clock is said to chime at noon. Because the sound is usually soft and musical, chime carries a gentler feel than the louder clang of a single bell.
How CHIME is used
Common in everyday speech for clocks, doorbells and hanging wind chimes alike.
- The clock's chime woke the whole house at midnight.
- A wind chime tinkled softly on the porch.
- She loved the chime of the old church bells.
- The doorbell has a two-note chime instead of a buzz.
- A faint chime marked the end of each round.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIME
The 5 tiles of CHIME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHIME
18 longer words begin with CHIME.
Words ending in CHIME
1 words end in CHIME. Useful as a back hook: play CHIME onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHIME inside
2 words contain CHIME in the middle. Words that start with CHIME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIME
Common questions about CHIME
- Is CHIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIME worth?
- CHIME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIME mean?
- The ringing sound made by a bell or set of bells, or a device that produces such a sound.
- What letters can be added to CHIME?
- CHIME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIME:
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