Is CHANCERY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANCERY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANCERY mean?
- noun
a court with jurisdiction in equity
- noun
an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 CHANCERY
CHANCERY 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 CHANCERY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chancy16
- yecch15
- chancer14
- chancre14
- chance13
- cranch13
- chary13
- cache12
- achy12
- chay12
- yech12
- carney11
- hayer11
- henry11
- hyena11
- cancer10
- carny10
- chare10
- hance10
- ranch10
- reach10
- nyah10
- yeah10
- ache9
- arch9
- char9
- cyan9
- each9
- racy9
- hay9
- hey9
- yah9
- yeh9
- yearn8
- ceca8
- cay8
- cry8
- caner7
- crane7
- nacre7
- rance7
- aery7
- eyra7
- haen7
- hare7
- hear7
- hern7
- nary7
- rhea7
- yare7
- yarn7
- yean7
- year7
- acne6
- acre6
- cane6
- care6
- carn6
- narc6
- race6
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