Dictionary

Chelae

c ₃h ₄e ₁l ₁a ₁e ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does chelae mean?

We don’t have a definition for chelae yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is CHELAE a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is CHELAE worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

c ₃h ₄e ₁l ₁a ₁e ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

c ₄h ₃e ₁l ₂a ₁e ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

c ₄h ₄e ₁l ₁a ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

11 pts

c ₃h ₃e ₁l ₂a ₁e ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CHELAE

Best shorter words top 30 of 42

chela 10 leach 10 leech 10 ache 9 chal 9 each 9 eche 9 eech 9 lech 9 ach 8 cha 8 che 8 ech 8 ch 7 hale 7 heal 7 heel 7 hele 7 alec 6 hae 6 lace 6 lah 6 ace 5 ah 5 cee 5 cel 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 lac 5

See all 42 words made from CHELAE

Chelae: quick answers

Is CHELAE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CHELAE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.

How many points is CHELAE worth?

CHELAE scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in CHELAE?

You can make 42 shorter words from CHELAE, such as CHELA, LEACH, LEECH, ACHE. See the full list.