CHORD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHORD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHORD is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHORD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHORD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does CHORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
musictechnical
A combination of three or more musical notes sounded together; also, a straight line joining two points on a curve.
In music, a chord is a group of notes played at the same time to create a single harmonic sound, forming the basic building blocks of harmony in almost every style of music. Outside music, chord has an unrelated technical sense in geometry and engineering, naming a straight line segment that connects two points on a curve, such as two points on a circle's edge. The two meanings share only the spelling, one belonging to sound and the other to shape and measurement. Both senses are common in their own specialised fields, even though a general reader is far more likely to meet the musical one.
How CHORD is used
Common and standard in music theory, and also used technically in geometry, engineering and aircraft design.
- She strummed a simple chord to open the song.
- The guitarist struggled to hold down the tricky chord.
- The engineer measured the chord connecting the two points on the arc.
- A major chord gave the piece a bright, resolved sound.
- The aircraft's wing chord was measured from leading to trailing edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHORD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHORD
21 longer words begin with CHORD.
Words ending in CHORD
18 words end in CHORD. Useful as a back hook: play CHORD onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHORD inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain CHORD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CHORD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHORD
Common questions about CHORD
- Is CHORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHORD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHORD worth?
- CHORD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHORD mean?
- A combination of three or more musical notes sounded together; also, a straight line joining two points on a curve.
- What letters can be added to CHORD?
- CHORD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHORD:
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