CHRISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHRISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHRISM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRISM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRISM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHRISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about CHRISM
- CHRISM gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- 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 CHRISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Holy oil, usually olive oil mixed with balsam, blessed for anointing in church rites.
Chrism is used at baptism, confirmation and ordination in several Christian traditions, and in many churches the bishop blesses a new supply once a year. The word comes through Latin from Greek, from the same root as Christ, "the anointed one". A related term, chrisom, once named the white cloth laid on a newly baptised child.
How CHRISM is used
Religious term; met in church history, liturgy and writing about the sacraments.
- The priest traced a cross on her forehead with chrism.
- The bishop blessed the chrism before Easter.
- A small silver vessel held the chrism for the baptism.
- The scent of chrism filled the cathedral during the ordination.
- Candidates for confirmation were anointed with chrism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHRISM
The 6 tiles of CHRISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHRISM
10 longer words begin with CHRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRISM
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Common questions about CHRISM
- Is CHRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRISM worth?
- CHRISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRISM mean?
- Holy oil, usually olive oil mixed with balsam, blessed for anointing in church rites.
- What letters can be added to CHRISM?
- CHRISM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHRISM:
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