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
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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