CHIRK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHIRK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIRK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIRK is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIRK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chirksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIRK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIRK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does CHIRK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialectNorth American
Cheerful and in good spirits, especially after illness or hardship.
In rural American speech, someone described as chirk is cheerful, lively and generally in good spirits, often used to say that a sick person is recovering and brightening up. The same word can appear as a verb meaning to cheer someone, as in phrases like chirk up. It can also describe a bird's sharp chirping call or a door's thin creaking sound, extending the idea of a bright, brisk noise to a bright, brisk mood.
How CHIRK is used
Chiefly heard in older or rural North American speech, especially New England, rather than in standard modern usage.
- Grandmother seemed much more chirk after her nap.
- The old farmer stayed chirk well into his eighties.
- A cup of tea always chirks me up on a cold morning.
- He looked pale but chirk enough to sit up and talk.
- The patient grew steadily more chirk as the fever broke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIRK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIRK
5 longer words begin with CHIRK.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIRK
Common questions about CHIRK
- Is CHIRK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIRK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIRK worth?
- CHIRK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIRK mean?
- Cheerful and in good spirits, especially after illness or hardship.
- What letters can be added to CHIRK?
- CHIRK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIRK:
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