CHIROPTERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHIROPTERAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIROPTERAN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIROPTERAN is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIROPTERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chiropteransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIROPTERAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHIROPTERAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIROPTERAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHIROPTERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A bat, a member of the mammal order Chiroptera.
A chiropteran is the scientific name for any bat, the only mammals able to fly. The term comes from Greek words for hand and wing, since their wings are stretched over long finger bones.
How CHIROPTERAN is used
Used in zoology; also an adjective for things relating to bats.
- The cave is home to a large colony of chiropteran species.
- Each chiropteran uses echolocation to hunt insects at night.
- The biologist described the chiropteran as a flying mammal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIROPTERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIROPTERAN
1 longer words begin with CHIROPTERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIROPTERAN
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Common questions about CHIROPTERAN
- Is CHIROPTERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIROPTERAN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIROPTERAN worth?
- CHIROPTERAN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIROPTERAN mean?
- A bat, a member of the mammal order Chiroptera.
- What letters can be added to CHIROPTERAN?
- CHIROPTERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHIROPTERAN:
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