CHIMPANZEE is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. CHIMPANZEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 31 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIMPANZEE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIMPANZEE is to know. It scores 28 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIMPANZEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chimpanzeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIMPANZEE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHIMPANZEE, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIMPANZEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHIMPANZEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A great ape of the forests of west and central Africa, with dark hair, large ears and a close kinship to humans.
The chimpanzee lives in social groups, uses tools such as sticks to gather insects, and shows clever problem solving. It shares most of its genes with people. Spending time in trees and on the ground, it is smaller than a gorilla.
How CHIMPANZEE is used
Chimpanzee is the standard name in science and everyday speech, often shortened to chimp.
- A chimpanzee used a twig to fish termites from the mound.
- The researcher spent years observing a wild chimpanzee community.
- Every chimpanzee in the group greeted the newcomer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIMPANZEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIMPANZEE
1 longer words begin with CHIMPANZEE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIMPANZEE
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Common questions about CHIMPANZEE
- Is CHIMPANZEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIMPANZEE, where it scores 31 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIMPANZEE worth?
- CHIMPANZEE is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIMPANZEE mean?
- A great ape of the forests of west and central Africa, with dark hair, large ears and a close kinship to humans.
- What letters can be added to CHIMPANZEE?
- CHIMPANZEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHIMPANZEE:
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