CHRISMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHRISMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHRISMAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRISMAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRISMAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chrismalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHRISMAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHRISMAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHRISMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHRISMAL
- All 8 letters of CHRISMAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHRISMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Relating to chrism, the consecrated oil used in baptism and other church rites.
Chrismal also names the small vessel or cloth that holds the chrism. In older church writing it describes things kept for anointing, from the oil container to the baptismal veil.
How CHRISMAL is used
A rare, old church word, found in historical and liturgical writing.
- The priest took the chrismal vessel from the altar.
- A chrismal cloth covered the baby head after the baptism.
- The treasury holds a silver chrismal made in the twelfth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRISMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHRISMAL
1 longer words begin with CHRISMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRISMAL
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Common questions about CHRISMAL
- Is CHRISMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRISMAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRISMAL worth?
- CHRISMAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRISMAL mean?
- Relating to chrism, the consecrated oil used in baptism and other church rites.
- What letters can be added to CHRISMAL?
- CHRISMAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHRISMAL:
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