Unscramble CHORDWISE and you have 302 words, CHORDWISE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CHORDWISE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
5 of 28 7-letter words in CHORDWISE tie at 16 points; none scores more. ORCHIDS will look familiar.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CHORDWISE is CHOWED, 15 points; CHOWRI and CHOWSE on 14 follow. SHOWED, SHOWER and CHORDS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from CHORDWISE are led by CHEWS, CHOWS and OWCHE, 13 points each. CROWD, CHOSE and SWORD are the familiar ones.
CHEW, CHOW and WICH are the top 4-letter words in CHORDWISE, 12 points each. CODE, SHOW and WORD will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with CHORDWISE letters are led by HEW, HOW and WHO, 9 points each. WED, DIE and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CHORDWISE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in SE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHOWDERS, COWHERDS and COWHIDES (17 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CHORDWISE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHORDWISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 302) | 241 | 302 | 223 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 302 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHORDWISE, CHOWRIES, CHOWRIS, CHOWRI, COWISH, OWCHES, SHROWED, WORDISH, DROICHS, OWCHE, SHROWD, DROICH and 49 more. 18 of the 302 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: WORDIES, DEHORS, OCHES, DESHI, OCHE, SIDHE, DOHS, DOSH, OCH, SIDH, DOH, HOS and 6 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CHORDWISE and one more.