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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.

  1. noun

    a charred substance

  2. noun

    a human female employed to do housework

    “the char will clean the carpet”

  3. noun

    any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

  4. verb

    burn to charcoal

    “Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

6

Letters

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.

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