Is CHISELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHISELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHISELS mean?
Chisels is a form of CHISEL.
- noun
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- verb
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
“Who's chiseling on the side?”
- verb
deprive somebody of something by deceit
“The con-man beat me out of $50”
- verb
carve with a chisel
“chisel the marble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CHISELS
CHISELS 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 CHISELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chisel11
- liches11
- chess10
- chiel10
- chile10
- shiels9
- chis9
- ichs9
- lech9
- lich9
- slices8
- heils8
- shiel8
- shies8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ceils7
- sices7
- slice7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hies7
- hiss7
- sesh7
- shes7
- ceil6
- cels6
- cess6
- ices6
- lice6
- secs6
- sice6
- sics6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
- she6
- isles5
- cel5
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- sh5
- isle4
- leis4
- less4
- lies4
- seis4
- sels4
- els3
- ess3
- lei3
- lie3
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