Is CHATELAINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHATELAINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHATELAINES mean?
Chatelaines is a form of CHATELAINE.
- noun
the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- noun
a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (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 CHATELAINES
CHATELAINES 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 CHATELAINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anthelices15
- chatelaine15
- chatelains15
- chatelain14
- chatlines14
- hanseatic14
- hesitance14
- leachates14
- leachiest14
- selachian14
- achenial13
- alcahest13
- asthenic13
- chanties13
- chatline13
- chelates13
- cleanish13
- echinate13
- ethicals13
- ethnical13
- leachate13
- sithence13
- acanthi12
- achenes12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- calathi12
- canthal12
- chaetae12
- chaetal12
- chaines12
- chalets12
- chasten12
- chelate12
- chitals12
- elenchi12
- enchase12
- escheat12
- ethical12
- ethnics12
- helices12
- lanches12
- latches12
- leaches12
- letches12
- lichees12
- lichens12
- satchel12
- shitcan12
- sthenic12
- teaches12
- techies12
- tenches12
- analcites11
- anelastic11
- caseinate11
- laitances11
- latencies11
- anthelia11
- asthenia11
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