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Chicanes

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Uncommon · plural and third-person singular form of chicane

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

What does chicanes mean?

noun

  1. a bridge hand that is void of trumps

  2. a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

  3. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

    Synonymstrickerychicaneryguilewileshenanigan

verb

  1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

    Synonymscheatchouseshaftscrewjockey

  2. raise trivial objections

    Synonymscavilcarp

Definitions shown for chicane, the base form of chicanes.

Is CHICANES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 CHICANES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
c 3h 4i 1c 3a 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
c 4h 3i 1c 4a 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4h 4i 1c 4a 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
c 3h 3i 1c 3a 1n 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CHICANES

Words that end like CHICANES

Common words that share the ending -ANES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

biplanesprofanesmembranesplanescraneshurricanescaneshydroplaneslanesmanespanesvaneswaneswindowpanes
All words ending in -ANES

Chicanes: quick answers

Is CHICANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHICANES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHICANES worth?
CHICANES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chicanes mean?
chicanes is the plural and third-person singular form of chicane, which means “a bridge hand that is void of trumps”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHICANES?
You can make 190 shorter words from CHICANES, such as CHANCES, CHICANE, CINCHES, CACHES. See the full list.