Is CHILLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILLIES mean?
Chillies is a form of CHILLI.
- noun
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CHILLIES
Single letters that turn CHILLIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CHILLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chilies12
- chillis12
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chilis11
- chilli11
- chills11
- chisel11
- liches11
- lichis11
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- chill10
- lichi10
- silicle9
- chis9
- ichs9
- lech9
- lich9
- ceilis8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shill8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ceili7
- ceils7
- celli7
- cells7
- slice7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hell7
- hies7
- hili7
- hill7
- lilies6
- ceil6
- cell6
- cels6
- ices6
- lice6
- sice6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
- she6
- lisle5
- cel5
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- eh5
- he5
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