CHIMO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHIMO 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 CHIMO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIMO is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIMO
No single letter turns CHIMO into another word.
How CHIMO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about CHIMO
- The letters of CHIMO run in alphabetical order from first to last.
- 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 CHIMO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
North Americaninformal
A greeting or toast used in Canadian English, borrowed from Inuit, roughly equivalent to hello or cheers.
Chimo travelled into Canadian English from Inuit speech in the north, where it served as a friendly call between people meeting on the land or at sea. Traders and settlers adopted chimo as an all-purpose greeting, and it later became familiar further south through youth groups and camps that borrowed it as a cheerful salute. Unlike a formal hello, chimo can also work as a toast raised over a drink or a shout of encouragement among a group. The word survives today mainly in Canadian usage and in place names such as Fort Chimo, which preserve the older northern trading history behind it.
How CHIMO is used
A regional Canadian interjection, informal and largely unfamiliar outside Canada.
- The paddlers called out chimo as their canoes passed.
- He raised his mug and shouted chimo to the whole table.
- The scout leader taught the children chimo as their camp greeting.
- Chimo echoed across the harbour as the boats came in.
- Old traders used chimo long before it reached southern Canada.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIMO
The 5 tiles of CHIMO in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIMO
Common questions about CHIMO
- Is CHIMO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHIMO is not in it.
- How many points is CHIMO worth?
- CHIMO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIMO mean?
- A greeting or toast used in Canadian English, borrowed from Inuit, roughly equivalent to hello or cheers.
- What letters can be added to CHIMO?
- No single letter can be added to CHIMO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIMO:
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