Is CHIRKEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHIRKEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHIRKEST mean?
Chirkest is a form of CHIRK.
- verb
make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + R (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 CHIRKEST
CHIRKEST 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 CHIRKEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hickest16
- shicker16
- thicker16
- chirks15
- hicker15
- kirsch15
- kitsch15
- schrik15
- schtik15
- shtick15
- sketch15
- thicks15
- chirk14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- ketch14
- thick14
- rickets13
- sticker13
- tickers13
- hikers13
- kithes13
- shriek13
- shrike13
- heck13
- hick13
- cithers12
- richest12
- ickers12
- sicker12
- strick12
- ticker12
- tricks12
- hiker12
- hikes12
- khets12
- kithe12
- kiths12
- sheik12
- shirk12
- shtik12
- cherts11
- cither11
- ethics11
- itches11
- riches11
- thrice11
- icker11
- recks11
- ricks11
- stick11
- ticks11
- trick11
- hike11
- khet11
- khis11
- kith11
- kiters10
- strike10
- trikes10
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