CHRONOGRAM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHRONOGRAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHRONOGRAM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRONOGRAM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRONOGRAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chronogramsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHRONOGRAM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHRONOGRAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHRONOGRAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHRONOGRAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A phrase or inscription in which certain letters, read as Roman numerals, add up to a particular year.
The date is hidden in the text, usually by printing or carving the numeral letters larger or in a different style. Chronograms were popular on buildings, medals and title pages of old books, and remain a pleasant puzzle for Latin lovers.
How CHRONOGRAM is used
Chronogram is used by historians, epigraphers and word-puzzle enthusiasts.
- The church wall carries a Latin chronogram giving the year of its building.
- Solving the chronogram meant adding up every M, D, C, L, X, V and I.
- A chronogram on the medal revealed the date of the victory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRONOGRAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHRONOGRAM
2 longer words begin with CHRONOGRAM.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRONOGRAM
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Common questions about CHRONOGRAM
- Is CHRONOGRAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRONOGRAM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRONOGRAM worth?
- CHRONOGRAM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRONOGRAM mean?
- A phrase or inscription in which certain letters, read as Roman numerals, add up to a particular year.
- What letters can be added to CHRONOGRAM?
- CHRONOGRAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHRONOGRAM:
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