Is CHIROPTERANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHIROPTERANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHIROPTERANS mean?
Chiropterans is a form of CHIROPTERAN.
- noun
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (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 CHIROPTERANS
CHIROPTERANS 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 CHIROPTERANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chairperson18
- chiropteran18
- archpriest17
- chiropters17
- nephrotics17
- parritches17
- petrichors17
- rectorship17
- anthropic16
- canephors16
- cashpoint16
- cathepsin16
- cenotaphs16
- chaperons16
- chapiters16
- chinstrap16
- chiropter16
- nephrotic16
- pentarchs16
- petrichor16
- phonetics16
- poachiest16
- sharecrop16
- sphincter16
- anchorites15
- antechoirs15
- aphonics15
- aspheric15
- atrophic15
- canephor15
- cenotaph15
- chaperon15
- chapiter15
- chapters15
- chirpers15
- chopines15
- haptenic15
- hepatics15
- painches15
- panoches15
- parchesi15
- parritch15
- pastiche15
- patchers15
- patchier15
- pentarch15
- phonetic15
- phoretic15
- phratric15
- phreatic15
- pinchers15
- pinscher15
- pistache15
- pitchers15
- poachers15
- poachier15
- postiche15
- potiches15
- precrash15
- prochain15
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