CHIVAREE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHIVAREE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIVAREE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIVAREE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIVAREE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIVAREE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHIVAREE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIVAREE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHIVAREE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A noisy mock serenade of banged pots and pans, played for a newly married couple.
A chivaree was a rowdy village custom, half teasing and half welcome. Neighbours gathered outside the newlyweds window after the wedding and kept up the din until they were given a treat.
How CHIVAREE is used
Chivaree is mostly American and now old-fashioned, though it also works as a verb.
- The whole town turned out for the chivaree after the wedding.
- A chivaree of cowbells kept the couple awake until midnight.
- Friends planned a chivaree for the farm weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIVAREE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHIVAREE
The 8 tiles of CHIVAREE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHIVAREE
3 longer words begin with CHIVAREE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIVAREE
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Common questions about CHIVAREE
- Is CHIVAREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIVAREE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIVAREE worth?
- CHIVAREE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIVAREE mean?
- A noisy mock serenade of banged pots and pans, played for a newly married couple.
- What letters can be added to CHIVAREE?
- CHIVAREE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHIVAREE:
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