CHOLENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHOLENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOLENT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOLENT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOLENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cholentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOLENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHOLENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does CHOLENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slow-cooked Jewish stew of meat, beans, potatoes and grains, prepared before the Sabbath and eaten the next day.
Cholent solves the problem of hot food on a day when cooking is not allowed, because it simmers from Friday until lunch on Saturday. Each family has its own recipe, with barley, beans or egg added. The rich smell of cholent is a mark of the Sabbath for many households.
How CHOLENT is used
Used in Jewish cooking and food writing.
- The cholent went into the oven on Friday afternoon.
- My aunt's cholent is thick with beans and barley.
- We shared a bowl of hot cholent after the service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOLENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHOLENT
The 7 tiles of CHOLENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHOLENT
1 longer words begin with CHOLENT.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOLENT
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Common questions about CHOLENT
- Is CHOLENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOLENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOLENT worth?
- CHOLENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOLENT mean?
- A slow-cooked Jewish stew of meat, beans, potatoes and grains, prepared before the Sabbath and eaten the next day.
- What letters can be added to CHOLENT?
- CHOLENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHOLENT:
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