Is CHIVALROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHIVALROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHIVALROUS mean?
- adjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CHIVALROUS
CHIVALROUS 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 CHIVALROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- haviours14
- avouch14
- havocs14
- corivals13
- haviors13
- haviour13
- havoc13
- schav13
- vouch13
- archils12
- aurochs12
- carlish12
- chorals12
- chorial12
- corival12
- lochias12
- orchils12
- scholar12
- scholia12
- havior12
- lavish12
- ravish12
- archil11
- cavils11
- chairs11
- chiaus11
- chiral11
- chiros11
- chirus11
- choils11
- choirs11
- cholas11
- cholis11
- choral11
- chorus11
- churls11
- clavus11
- ichors11
- laichs11
- lochia11
- orchil11
- orchis11
- ovisac11
- rachis11
- schorl11
- slouch11
- vicars11
- vocals11
- shiva11
- saviour10
- valours10
- various10
- archi10
- cavil10
- chair10
- chais10
- chaos10
- chars10
- chiao10
- chias10
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