CHIVARI is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHIVARI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIVARI?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIVARI is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIVARI
No single letter turns CHIVARI into another word.
How CHIVARI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHIVARI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does CHIVARI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A noisy mock serenade of banging pots and pans, traditionally made outside the home of newly married people.
A chivari was a rowdy folk custom rather than a formal concert, meant to tease the couple until they offered food or drink. The word comes from French and is more often seen in the spelling charivari.
How CHIVARI is used
Chivari is a rare word, found mainly in older or dialect writing and in word games.
- The village held a chivari under the newlyweds' window.
- Pots, kettles and whistles made up the chivari.
- They endured the chivari until midnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIVARI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIVARI
3 longer words begin with CHIVARI.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIVARI
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Common questions about CHIVARI
- Is CHIVARI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIVARI, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIVARI worth?
- CHIVARI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIVARI mean?
- A noisy mock serenade of banging pots and pans, traditionally made outside the home of newly married people.
- What letters can be added to CHIVARI?
- No single letter can be added to CHIVARI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHIVARI:
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