CHOREA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHOREA 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 CHOREA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOREA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOREA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOREA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHOREA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about CHOREA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHOREA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A nervous disorder marked by quick, jerky, involuntary movements, especially of the face, arms and legs.
Chorea can result from damage to a deep part of the brain, and it appears in several illnesses, among them Huntington's disease. The name comes from the Greek word for a dance, because the sufferer seems to move in a restless, dance-like way. An older name for one childhood form is St Vitus's dance.
How CHOREA is used
Medical term; also used in veterinary writing.
- The doctor noticed signs of chorea in his hands.
- Chorea can appear after certain infections in childhood.
- She read a report on treating chorea with medication.
- The jerky gait was a typical sign of chorea.
- Huntington's disease often begins with mild chorea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOREA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHOREA
The 6 tiles of CHOREA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHOREA
3 longer words begin with CHOREA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOREA
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Common questions about CHOREA
- Is CHOREA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOREA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOREA worth?
- CHOREA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOREA mean?
- A nervous disorder marked by quick, jerky, involuntary movements, especially of the face, arms and legs.
- What letters can be added to CHOREA?
- CHOREA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHOREA:
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