Is CHANCROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANCROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANCROUS mean?
- adjective
of or having chancres
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 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 CHANCROUS
CHANCROUS 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 CHANCROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cachous14
- conchas14
- craunch14
- scrunch14
- cachou13
- caroch13
- concha13
- conchs13
- cranch13
- crouch13
- crunch13
- scorch13
- succah13
- anchors12
- archons12
- aurochs12
- cahouns12
- ranchos12
- chocs12
- coach12
- conch12
- couch12
- curch12
- concurs11
- anchor11
- anchos11
- archon11
- cahoun11
- chorus11
- churns11
- nachos11
- rancho11
- raunch11
- choc11
- concur10
- corsac10
- crocus10
- occurs10
- succor10
- ancho10
- chaos10
- chars10
- chons10
- churn10
- crash10
- crush10
- hocus10
- nacho10
- nucha10
- orach10
- ranch10
- roach10
- sauch10
- onrush9
- shoran9
- cocas9
- crocs9
- occur9
- arch9
- cash9
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