CHORIAMBUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHORIAMBUS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHORIAMBUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHORIAMBUS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHORIAMBUS
No single letter turns CHORIAMBUS into another word.
How CHORIAMBUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHORIAMBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHORIAMBUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHORIAMBUS
- All 10 letters of CHORIAMBUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CHORIAMBUS
1 longer words begin with CHORIAMBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHORIAMBUS
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Common questions about CHORIAMBUS
- Is CHORIAMBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHORIAMBUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHORIAMBUS worth?
- CHORIAMBUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHORIAMBUS?
- No single letter can be added to CHORIAMBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHORIAMBUS:
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