CHITCHAT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHITCHAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHITCHAT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHITCHAT is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHITCHAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chitchatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHITCHAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHITCHAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHITCHAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHITCHAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Light, friendly conversation about unimportant matters.
Chitchat fills the time at parties, in waiting rooms and on the phone, with no aim except sociability. It is also a verb, meaning to talk in that idle way.
How CHITCHAT is used
Informal; often paired with small talk or gossip.
- They exchanged chitchat while the kettle boiled.
- I have no time for idle chitchat today.
- The neighbours chitchat over the fence every morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHITCHAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHITCHAT
3 longer words begin with CHITCHAT.
Shorter words from the letters in CHITCHAT
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Common questions about CHITCHAT
- Is CHITCHAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHITCHAT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHITCHAT worth?
- CHITCHAT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHITCHAT mean?
- Light, friendly conversation about unimportant matters.
- What letters can be added to CHITCHAT?
- CHITCHAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHITCHAT:
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