CHLAMYS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHLAMYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLAMYS?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLAMYS is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLAMYS
No single letter turns CHLAMYS into another word.
How CHLAMYS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHLAMYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What stands out about CHLAMYS
- CHLAMYS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHLAMYS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A short cloak fastened at the shoulder, worn by men in ancient Greece.
The chlamys was practical clothing for soldiers, riders and young men, light enough to move in and easy to throw back. Statues and vase paintings often show it pinned on one shoulder. Botanists have also borrowed the term for the outer parts of a flower.
How CHLAMYS is used
Used in history, art and classics when describing Greek dress, such as a soldier in a chlamys.
- The statue shows a young rider in a chlamys.
- He fastened the chlamys with a bronze pin at his shoulder.
- A red chlamys was the mark of the cavalry officer in the painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLAMYS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHLAMYS
1 longer words begin with CHLAMYS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLAMYS
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Common questions about CHLAMYS
- Is CHLAMYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLAMYS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLAMYS worth?
- CHLAMYS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLAMYS mean?
- A short cloak fastened at the shoulder, worn by men in ancient Greece.
- What letters can be added to CHLAMYS?
- No single letter can be added to CHLAMYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHLAMYS:
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