Is CHORTLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHORTLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHORTLED mean?
Chortled is a form of CHORTLE.
- verb
laugh quietly or with restraint
- noun
a soft partly suppressed laugh
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 CHORTLED
CHORTLED 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 CHORTLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clothed13
- torched13
- chortle12
- chored12
- ochred12
- choler11
- clothe11
- hector11
- rochet11
- rotche11
- tocher11
- troche11
- chord11
- dehort10
- holder10
- tholed10
- chert10
- chore10
- cloth10
- letch10
- loche10
- ocher10
- ochre10
- retch10
- rotch10
- torch10
- colder9
- dhole9
- doeth9
- holed9
- horde9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- lech9
- loch9
- oche9
- tech9
- colter8
- lector8
- coder8
- coled8
- cored8
- coted8
- credo8
- decor8
- dolce8
- helot8
- hotel8
- other8
- thole8
- throe8
- doth8
- held8
- herd8
- hoed8
- hold8
- ohed8
- och8
- retold7
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