Is CHELICERAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHELICERAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHELICERAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 17 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 CHELICERAL
CHELICERAL 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 CHELICERAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chelicera16
- caleche14
- caliche14
- chalice14
- leachier13
- chicer13
- chicle13
- cliche13
- creche13
- celeriac12
- clerical12
- challie12
- charlie12
- chiller12
- helical12
- leacher12
- cache12
- chica12
- clach12
- calicle11
- achier11
- archil11
- cahier11
- chelae11
- chiral11
- heliac11
- lecher11
- lichee11
- chic11
- helleri10
- carcel10
- celiac10
- cercal10
- cicale10
- circle10
- cleric10
- archi10
- chair10
- chare10
- cheer10
- chela10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chill10
- laich10
- larch10
- leach10
- leech10
- reach10
- hailer9
- halier9
- healer9
- heller9
- hiller9
- cecal9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- recce9
- ache9
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