Is CHIMERICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHIMERICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHIMERICAL mean?
- adjective
being or relating to or like a chimera
“his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists”
- adjective
produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
“his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 19 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 CHIMERICAL
CHIMERICAL 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 CHIMERICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chimaeric18
- alchemic17
- chemical17
- chimeric17
- macchie16
- chemic15
- caliche14
- chalice14
- chimera14
- ceramic13
- racemic13
- chicer13
- chicle13
- chimar13
- chimer13
- chimla13
- cliche13
- haemic13
- macher13
- charlie12
- cache12
- charm12
- chica12
- chime12
- chirm12
- clach12
- hemic12
- mache12
- march12
- merch12
- miche12
- milch12
- claimer11
- miracle11
- reclaim11
- achier11
- archil11
- cahier11
- chiral11
- heliac11
- hermai11
- hiemal11
- acmic11
- mecca11
- cham11
- chem11
- chic11
- mach11
- mech11
- calmer10
- carcel10
- celiac10
- cercal10
- cicale10
- cilice10
- circle10
- cleric10
- icicle10
- malice10
- marcel10
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