Is CHANDELLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANDELLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANDELLES mean?
Chandelles is a form of CHANDELLE.
- verb
climb suddenly and steeply
“The airplane chandelled”
- noun
a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (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 CHANDELLES
CHANDELLES 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 CHANDELLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chandelle15
- encashed14
- enchased14
- hanselled13
- clashed13
- lanched13
- leached13
- hanseled12
- achenes12
- enchase12
- lanches12
- leaches12
- shellac12
- cashed12
- chased12
- leched12
- cadelles11
- cleansed11
- dasheen11
- handles11
- handsel11
- leashed11
- shelled11
- achene11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- encash11
- hances11
- laches11
- leches11
- naches11
- ached11
- chads11
- eched11
- nacelles10
- cadelle10
- calends10
- candles10
- cleaned10
- decanes10
- descale10
- encased10
- enlaced10
- endash10
- handle10
- healed10
- helled10
- lashed10
- shaled10
- aches10
- chase10
- chela10
- clash10
- eches10
- hance10
- hence10
- lanch10
- leach10
- leech10
- chad10
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