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GREENCHAIN is valid in North America, not in Collins — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. GREENCHAIN is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listGREENCHAIN · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept GREENCHAIN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.6
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.7%

Our own measure of how useful GREENCHAIN is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GREENCHAIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How GREENCHAIN scores

Scrabble g2r1e1e1n1c3h4a1i1n1 16
Words with Friends g3r1e1e1n2c4h3a1i1n2 19

Face value of the 10 tiles in GREENCHAIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
g13
r16
e212
n26
c12
h12
a19
i19

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREENCHAIN has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with GREENCHAIN

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1 longer words begin with GREENCHAIN.

Shorter words from the letters in GREENCHAIN

enarching15 careening12 cheering14 encharge14 grenache14 ranching14 reaching14 rechange14 reeching14 enhancer13 enracing11 recaning11 narceine10 arching13 chagrin13 changer13 charing13 eeching13 archine12 chainer12 channer12 enchain12 enhance12 inherce12 hearing11 hireage11 rehinge11 anergic10 cerning10 craning10 creeing10 energic10 engrace10 generic10 grecian10 hennier10 herniae10 rancing10 cannier9 cinerea9

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Common questions about GREENCHAIN

Is GREENCHAIN valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GREENCHAIN is not in it.
How many points is GREENCHAIN worth?
GREENCHAIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GREENCHAIN?
GREENCHAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GREENCHAIN:

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