Is CHICORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHICORIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHICORIES mean?
Chicories is a form of CHICORY.
- noun
the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
- noun
perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
- noun
root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
- noun
crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (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 CHICORIES
CHICORIES 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 CHICORIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- choicer14
- choices14
- choreic14
- chicer13
- chicos13
- choice13
- choric13
- echoic13
- scorch13
- coheirs12
- heroics12
- chico12
- chics12
- chocs12
- ciceros11
- chiros11
- choirs11
- chores11
- coheir11
- cosher11
- heroic11
- ichors11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- orchis11
- riches11
- chic11
- choc11
- cercis10
- cicero10
- crisic10
- soccer10
- chiro10
- choir10
- chore10
- chose10
- echos10
- ichor10
- ocher10
- oches10
- ochre10
- horsie9
- hosier9
- reishi9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circs9
- cisco9
- cosec9
- croci9
- crocs9
- secco9
- chis9
- cosh9
- echo9
- ichs9
- oche9
- rich9
- cosier8
- heirs8
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