CHIRIMOYA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHIRIMOYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIRIMOYA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIRIMOYA is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIRIMOYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chirimoyasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIRIMOYA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHIRIMOYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIRIMOYA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHIRIMOYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A heart-shaped tropical fruit with scaly green skin and sweet creamy flesh, or the small Andean tree that bears it.
The chirimoya is prized in Peru and Ecuador, where the tree originally grew. Its soft white pulp is usually scooped out with a spoon, and the large dark seeds are discarded.
How CHIRIMOYA is used
The word chirimoya appears in cookery and travel writing about South American markets.
- She bought a ripe chirimoya at the market in Cusco.
- A chirimoya tree grew behind the old farmhouse.
- The dessert was made with chirimoya pulp and cream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIRIMOYA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIRIMOYA
1 longer words begin with CHIRIMOYA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIRIMOYA
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Common questions about CHIRIMOYA
- Is CHIRIMOYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIRIMOYA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIRIMOYA worth?
- CHIRIMOYA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIRIMOYA mean?
- A heart-shaped tropical fruit with scaly green skin and sweet creamy flesh, or the small Andean tree that bears it.
- What letters can be added to CHIRIMOYA?
- CHIRIMOYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHIRIMOYA:
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