CHIMNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHIMNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIMNEY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIMNEY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIMNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chimneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIMNEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHIMNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does CHIMNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vertical structure that carries smoke and gases from a fire or furnace up and out of a building.
A chimney rises above the roof so that smoke is drawn away from the people inside. Climbers use the same word for a narrow vertical cleft in a rock face. Over time soot builds up in a chimney, which is why it needs regular sweeping.
How CHIMNEY is used
Everyday word for the stack of a house or factory, with specialised senses in mountaineering and lamp glass.
- Smoke curled from the chimney on the cold morning.
- A sweep came to clean the chimney before winter.
- The climbers worked their way up a narrow chimney in the cliff.
- A glass chimney protected the flame of the old lamp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIMNEY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIMNEY
12 longer words begin with CHIMNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIMNEY
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Common questions about CHIMNEY
- Is CHIMNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIMNEY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIMNEY worth?
- CHIMNEY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIMNEY mean?
- A vertical structure that carries smoke and gases from a fire or furnace up and out of a building.
- What letters can be added to CHIMNEY?
- CHIMNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHIMNEY:
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