Is CHARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHARES mean?
Chares is a form of CHAR.
- noun
a charred substance
- noun
a human female employed to do housework
“the char will clean the carpet”
- noun
any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
- verb
burn to charcoal
“Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 CHARES
CHARES 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.
Anagrams of CHARES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CHARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arches11
- chaser11
- eschar11
- search11
- aches10
- chare10
- chars10
- chase10
- crash10
- reach10
- ache9
- arch9
- cash9
- char9
- each9
- hares8
- hears8
- rheas8
- share8
- shear8
- acres7
- cares7
- carse7
- escar7
- races7
- scare7
- serac7
- haes7
- hare7
- hear7
- hers7
- rash7
- resh7
- rhea7
- shea7
- aces6
- acre6
- arcs6
- care6
- cars6
- case6
- race6
- recs6
- scar6
- ahs6
- ash6
- hae6
- has6
- her6
- hes6
- rah6
- sha6
- she6
- ace5
- arc5
- car5
- rec5
- sac5
- sec5
- ah5
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