CHORDWISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHORDWISE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHORDWISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHORDWISE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHORDWISE
No single letter turns CHORDWISE into another word.
How CHORDWISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHORDWISE, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHORDWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHORDWISE
- All 9 letters of CHORDWISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHORDWISE
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Common questions about CHORDWISE
- Is CHORDWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHORDWISE is not in it.
- How many points is CHORDWISE worth?
- CHORDWISE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHORDWISE?
- No single letter can be added to CHORDWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHORDWISE:
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