CHIMP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHIMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIMP?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIMP is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chimpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIMP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about CHIMP
- The letters of CHIMP run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHIMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A chimpanzee, an intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa.
Chimp is the everyday short form of chimpanzee, the highly intelligent ape known for using tools, living in complex social groups, and sharing much of its genetic makeup with humans. Zoos, nature documentaries and casual conversation all favour the shorter word over the full scientific name. The clipped form keeps the same meaning while sounding less formal.
How CHIMP is used
Common in everyday and popular-science writing; formal biological texts tend to use the full word chimpanzee.
- The chimp used a stick to fish termites out of the mound.
- Visitors watched the chimp swing from branch to branch.
- A young chimp stayed close to its mother.
- Researchers filmed the chimp solving the puzzle box.
- The sanctuary cares for chimps rescued from the pet trade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIMP
3 longer words begin with CHIMP.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIMP
Common questions about CHIMP
- Is CHIMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIMP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIMP worth?
- CHIMP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIMP mean?
- A chimpanzee, an intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa.
- What letters can be added to CHIMP?
- CHIMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIMP:
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