CHOWKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHOWKS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept CHOWKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOWKS is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOWKS
No single letter turns CHOWKS into another word.
How CHOWKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHOWKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,656 thousand.
What stands out about CHOWKS
- CHOWKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHOWKS mean in Scrabble?
CHOWKS is the plural of CHOWK.
CHOWK(noun) — An open square or marketplace, typically at a crossroads, in a South Asian town or city.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOWKS
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Common questions about CHOWKS
- Is CHOWKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOWKS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOWKS worth?
- CHOWKS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHOWKS?
- No single letter can be added to CHOWKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHOWKS:
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