CHITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHITAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHITAL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHITAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does CHITAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A deer of India and Sri Lanka with a reddish-brown coat covered in white spots.
The chital lives in herds in open woodland and grassland, and it is often seen near langurs, which drop fruit and warn of danger. Males carry long, three-pronged antlers, and the pale spots stay visible throughout adult life. Another English name for it is the spotted deer or axis deer, and it has been introduced to several other countries.
How CHITAL is used
Used in natural history writing; the name is borrowed from Hindi.
- A chital stepped out of the trees and froze.
- The guide pointed to a chital grazing beside the track.
- Each chital in the herd had the same pale spots along its back.
- Tigers in the reserve hunt the chital more than any other prey.
- She photographed a young chital drinking at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHITAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHITAL
1 longer words begin with CHITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CHITAL
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Common questions about CHITAL
- Is CHITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHITAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHITAL worth?
- CHITAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHITAL mean?
- A deer of India and Sri Lanka with a reddish-brown coat covered in white spots.
- What letters can be added to CHITAL?
- CHITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHITAL:
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