CHIRLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHIRLS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHIRLS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIRLS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIRLS
No single letter turns CHIRLS into another word.
How CHIRLS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHIRLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about CHIRLS
- CHIRLS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHIRLS
Common questions about CHIRLS
- Is CHIRLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHIRLS is not in it.
- How many points is CHIRLS worth?
- CHIRLS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHIRLS?
- No single letter can be added to CHIRLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHIRLS:
Open CHIRLS in the Word Finder