Is CHRYSALIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHRYSALIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHRYSALIS mean?
- noun
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (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 CHRYSALIS
CHRYSALIS 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 CHRYSALIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- charily15
- clayish15
- archly14
- richly14
- chary13
- chays13
- archils12
- carlish12
- crassly12
- scarily12
- rashly12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- archil11
- chairs11
- chiral11
- classy11
- laichs11
- lycras11
- lyrics11
- rachis11
- racily11
- hairy11
- hissy11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shays11
- shily11
- acyls10
- archi10
- chair10
- chais10
- chars10
- chias10
- cissy10
- clary10
- clash10
- clays10
- crash10
- laich10
- larch10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- scaly10
- scary10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
- crissal9
- riyals9
- acyl9
- arch9
- cash9
- cays9
- chai9
- char9
- chia9
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