CHRYSALIS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHRYSALIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHRYSALIS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRYSALIS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRYSALIS
No single letter turns CHRYSALIS into another word.
How CHRYSALIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHRYSALIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHRYSALIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHRYSALIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hard-cased pupa of a butterfly or moth, in which the insect changes from caterpillar to adult.
A chrysalis hangs quietly from a twig while the caterpillar's body is rebuilt inside. People also use chrysalis for any sheltered stage in which a major change is taking place. Moths usually spin a cocoon, while butterflies form a chrysalis.
How CHRYSALIS is used
Used for the pupal case of a butterfly, and figuratively for a stage of quiet transformation.
- A green chrysalis hung from the milkweed stem.
- The butterfly crept out of its chrysalis at dawn.
- College was a chrysalis from which she emerged as a new person.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRYSALIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHRYSALIS
1 longer words begin with CHRYSALIS.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRYSALIS
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Common questions about CHRYSALIS
- Is CHRYSALIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRYSALIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRYSALIS worth?
- CHRYSALIS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRYSALIS mean?
- The hard-cased pupa of a butterfly or moth, in which the insect changes from caterpillar to adult.
- What letters can be added to CHRYSALIS?
- No single letter can be added to CHRYSALIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHRYSALIS:
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