Is CHRONICLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHRONICLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHRONICLES mean?
Chronicles is a form of CHRONICLE.
- verb
record in chronological order; make a historical record
- noun
a record or narrative description of past events
“a history of France”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CHRONICLES
CHRONICLES 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 CHRONICLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chronicle16
- clinchers16
- corniches16
- choleric15
- chronics15
- clincher15
- clinches15
- conchies15
- corniche15
- enchoric15
- chlorines14
- chicles14
- chloric14
- choicer14
- choices14
- choreic14
- chronic14
- cinches14
- cliches14
- cloches14
- cochins14
- conches14
- conchie14
- cornicles13
- ceorlish13
- chlorine13
- chlorins13
- cholines13
- chorines13
- helicons13
- chicer13
- chicle13
- chicos13
- choice13
- choric13
- clench13
- cliche13
- clinch13
- cloche13
- cochin13
- conchs13
- echoic13
- scorch13
- conciser12
- cornices12
- cornicle12
- croceins12
- chlorin12
- cholers12
- choline12
- chorine12
- coheirs12
- cohesin12
- cronish12
- helicon12
- heroics12
- inchers12
- lichens12
- orchils12
- richens12
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