CHRISMON is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHRISMON 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 CHRISMON?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRISMON is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRISMON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chrismonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHRISMON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHRISMON, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHRISMON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHRISMON
- All 8 letters of CHRISMON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHRISMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A monogram of the first two Greek letters of the name Christ, used as a Christian symbol.
The chrismon joins the letters chi and rho into one sign. It appears on early church art, coins, and stone carvings, and is still drawn on altar cloths today.
How CHRISMON is used
Used in church history, art and decoration.
- A chrismon was carved above the church door.
- The coin showed a chrismon beside the emperor portrait.
- She embroidered a gold chrismon on the altar cloth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRISMON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHRISMON
1 longer words begin with CHRISMON.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRISMON
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Common questions about CHRISMON
- Is CHRISMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRISMON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRISMON worth?
- CHRISMON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRISMON mean?
- A monogram of the first two Greek letters of the name Christ, used as a Christian symbol.
- What letters can be added to CHRISMON?
- CHRISMON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHRISMON:
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