Is CHASTISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHASTISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHASTISES mean?
Chastises is a form of CHASTISE.
- verb
censure severely
“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CHASTISES
CHASTISES 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 CHASTISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chastise13
- achiest12
- aitches12
- chaises12
- chasses12
- chassis12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- schists12
- sitches12
- cashes11
- chaise11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chests11
- ethics11
- itches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- schist11
- stichs11
- taches11
- ashiest10
- stashes10
- aches10
- aitch10
- caths10
- chais10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chess10
- chest10
- chias10
- chits10
- ethic10
- sitch10
- stich10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- ascesis9
- ascites9
- ectasis9
- hastes9
- heists9
- hisses9
- saithe9
- sashes9
- shiest9
- shists9
- shites9
- thesis9
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
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