CHORTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHORTEN 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 CHORTEN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHORTEN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHORTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chortensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHORTEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHORTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does CHORTEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Buddhist shrine of Tibetan tradition, often built as a monument or to hold sacred remains.
A chorten is a common sight along mountain paths and at monastery gates in the Himalayas. Visitors customarily walk around it clockwise as an act of respect.
How CHORTEN is used
Appears in travel writing and religious studies about Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan.
- A whitewashed chorten stood at the top of the pass, hung with prayer flags.
- Pilgrims circled the chorten spinning small prayer wheels.
- The old chorten was restored by the villagers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHORTEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHORTEN
The 7 tiles of CHORTEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHORTEN
1 longer words begin with CHORTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHORTEN
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Common questions about CHORTEN
- Is CHORTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHORTEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHORTEN worth?
- CHORTEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHORTEN mean?
- A Buddhist shrine of Tibetan tradition, often built as a monument or to hold sacred remains.
- What letters can be added to CHORTEN?
- CHORTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHORTEN:
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