CHOPS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHOPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOPS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOPS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOPS
No single letter turns CHOPS into another word.
How CHOPS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What stands out about CHOPS
- The letters of CHOPS run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHOPS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Chops, used informally, refers to the jaws or the fleshy part of the mouth and cheeks, and by extension a person's skill at something such as playing an instrument.
Chops began as a plain word for the mouth and jaw area, especially in phrases like licking one's chops in anticipation of food. Because skilled musicians rely so heavily on lip and jaw control, chops later came to mean technical skill or ability more generally, especially in slang for playing an instrument well. The word is always used in this plural form, even when it points to one mouth or one set of skills, unlike the verb chop, which describes the act of cutting. Today chops appears mostly in casual speech about faces, cheeks, or talent.
How CHOPS is used
Informal; heard in expressions about the face such as "lick your chops" and in slang about a musician's or performer's skill.
- The dog licked its chops before diving into the bowl.
- A blow to the chops left him rubbing his jaw.
- The saxophonist's chops impressed everyone in the club.
- She has spent years building up her guitar chops.
- His chops were sore after the long shouting match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOPS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHOPS
4 longer words begin with CHOPS.
Words ending in CHOPS
2 words end in CHOPS. Useful as a back hook: play CHOPS onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHOPS inside
2 words contain CHOPS in the middle. Words that start with CHOPS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOPS
Common questions about CHOPS
- Is CHOPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOPS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOPS worth?
- CHOPS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOPS mean?
- Chops, used informally, refers to the jaws or the fleshy part of the mouth and cheeks, and by extension a person's skill at something such as playing an instrument.
- What letters can be added to CHOPS?
- No single letter can be added to CHOPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOPS:
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