Is CHIEFLY a word?
CHIEFLY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 51 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CHIEFLY is a valid word.
What does chiefly mean?
adverb: for the most part.
“he is mainly interested in butterflies”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CHIEFLY: word details
- Pronunciation: CHEEF-lee (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside chiefly
Words you can make from the letters of chiefly.
Solve a whole rack, not just CHIEFLY
CHIEFLY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CHIEFLY mean?
CHIEFLY is a adverb. It means: for the most part.
Is CHIEFLY a valid word?
Yes, CHIEFLY is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.