CHUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHUCK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHUCK is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHUCK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,411 thousand.
What does CHUCK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To throw something in a quick, careless manner.
To chuck something is to throw it in a careless, offhand way. Someone might chuck an old newspaper into the bin without much thought about where it lands.
How CHUCK is used
- He chucked his keys onto the table as he walked in.
- She chucked the empty can into the recycling bin.
- The kids chucked snowballs at each other in the park.
- Just chuck your coat over the chair for now.
- He chucked the report aside without reading it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHUCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHUCK
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with CHUCK.
Words ending in CHUCK
5 words end in CHUCK. Useful as a back hook: play CHUCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHUCK inside
9 words contain CHUCK in the middle. Words that start with CHUCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHUCK
Common questions about CHUCK
- Is CHUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHUCK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHUCK worth?
- CHUCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHUCK mean?
- To throw something in a quick, careless manner.
- What letters can be added to CHUCK?
- CHUCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHUCK:
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