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Is CHARNEL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CHARNEL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CHARNEL mean?

  1. noun

    a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

  2. adjective

    gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

    “a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

7

Letters

C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) = 12 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 CHARNEL

Single letters that turn CHARNEL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Anagrams of CHARNEL

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CHARNEL

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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