Is CHAMELEONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHAMELEONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHAMELEONS mean?
Chameleons is a form of CHAMELEON.
- noun
a changeable or inconstant person
- noun
a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
- noun
lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CHAMELEONS
CHAMELEONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CHAMELEONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chameleon16
- manches14
- chalones13
- echelons13
- manholes13
- shoelace13
- chemos13
- maches13
- machos13
- manche13
- mensch13
- mochas13
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- scheme13
- schmoe13
- achenes12
- chalone12
- echelon12
- enchase12
- lanches12
- leaches12
- loaches12
- lochans12
- manhole12
- shemale12
- chams12
- chasm12
- chemo12
- chems12
- mache12
- macho12
- machs12
- mechs12
- mocha12
- schmo12
- enhaloes11
- cleomes11
- menaces11
- achene11
- almehs11
- anchos11
- ashmen11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- cholas11
- chosen11
- echoes11
- encash11
- enmesh11
- hances11
- hansom11
- holmes11
- laches11
- leches11
- lochan11
- loches11
- mahoes11
- mohels11
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