Is CHICANERIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHICANERIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHICANERIES mean?
Chicaneries is a form of CHICANERY.
- noun
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CHICANERIES
CHICANERIES 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 CHICANERIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chanceries17
- chicaners16
- chancers15
- chancier15
- chancres15
- chicaner15
- chicanes15
- cranches15
- chancer14
- chances14
- chancre14
- chicane14
- cinches14
- creches14
- scraich14
- screech14
- archines13
- chainers13
- enchaser13
- enriches13
- inarches13
- caches13
- chance13
- chicas13
- chicer13
- cranch13
- creche13
- achenes12
- archine12
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- chainer12
- chaines12
- enchase12
- hircine12
- inchers12
- ranches12
- reaches12
- richens12
- cache12
- chica12
- chics12
- cinch12
- cancers11
- carices11
- eccrine11
- science11
- achene11
- achier11
- arches11
- cahier11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chairs11
- chaise11
- chares11
- chaser11
- cheers11
- chinas11
- chines11
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