CHRISOM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHRISOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHRISOM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRISOM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRISOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chrisomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHRISOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHRISOM, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does CHRISOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A chrisom is a white cloth or robe put on a child at baptism.
Older English used chrisom for the christening garment, and a child who died within a month of baptism took the name chrisom as well, since the cloth could serve as a shroud. It survives mostly in historical records and word lists.
How CHRISOM is used
Chrisom is an old church term found in historical writing.
- The infant was wrapped in a white chrisom.
- The register lists one chrisom among the burials.
- A chrisom was anointed before the ceremony ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRISOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHRISOM
The 7 tiles of CHRISOM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHRISOM
1 longer words begin with CHRISOM.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRISOM
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Common questions about CHRISOM
- Is CHRISOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRISOM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRISOM worth?
- CHRISOM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRISOM mean?
- A chrisom is a white cloth or robe put on a child at baptism.
- What letters can be added to CHRISOM?
- CHRISOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHRISOM:
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