Is CHIME a word?
CHIME is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 14 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CHIME is a valid word.
What does chime mean?
noun: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CHIME: word details
- Pronunciation: CHEYEM (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so CHIME works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of chime
Shorter words inside chime
Words you can make from the letters of chime.
Solve a whole rack, not just CHIME
CHIME 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 CHIME mean?
CHIME is a noun. It means: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument.
Is CHIME a valid word?
Yes, CHIME is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 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.