CHINWAG is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHINWAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHINWAG?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHINWAG is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHINWAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chinwagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHINWAG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHINWAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does CHINWAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A friendly, relaxed conversation.
A chinwag is a cozy chat, the kind that happens over tea or a garden fence. The word suggests that the chin is moving as the talk goes on, which is why it sounds so informal.
How CHINWAG is used
Chinwag is used in British and Commonwealth English for casual conversation, and sometimes as a verb.
- We had a long chinwag over a pot of tea.
- Come round on Sunday and we'll have a proper chinwag.
- The two neighbours enjoyed a quiet chinwag by the hedge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHINWAG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHINWAG
The 7 tiles of CHINWAG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHINWAG
3 longer words begin with CHINWAG.
Shorter words from the letters in CHINWAG
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Common questions about CHINWAG
- Is CHINWAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHINWAG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHINWAG worth?
- CHINWAG is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHINWAG mean?
- A friendly, relaxed conversation.
- What letters can be added to CHINWAG?
- CHINWAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHINWAG:
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