Unscramble CHIEFTAIN and you have 222 words, CHIEFTAIN itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CHIEFTAIN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 17 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
ETHICIAN is the only one of the 8-letter words made with CHIEFTAIN letters; it scores 13 points.
Of the 53 5-letter words from CHIEFTAIN, 8 score 13 points, the group's best. CHINA, CHIEF and FAITH are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHIEFTAIN is CHEF, 12 points; HAFT and HEFT on 10 follow. THEN, EACH and FACT are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from CHIEFTAIN are led by FAH and FEH, 9 points each. CAN, ACT and NET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CHIEFTAIN for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in IN · all 9-letter words
The meaning of CHIEFTAIN, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CHIEFTAIN is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEFTAIN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 222) | 176 | 220 | 162 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FITCHE, CHAFT, FECHT, CHANTIE, FICAIN, CANEH, FECIT, NACHE, NICHT, THEIC, NACH, TICH and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FINTECH, CHIANTI, FINCA, CATH, CHAI, ECHT, FAH, TECH, CAF, CENTAI, HAINT, AHI and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NITCHIE. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of CHIEFTAIN and one more.