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Chides

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About 1 syllable

verb · 6 letters · Common · third-person singular form of chide

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

What does chides mean?

verb

  1. censure severely or angrily

    “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

    Synonymscall on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrounce

Definitions shown for chide, the base form of chides.

Is CHIDES 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 CHIDES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3h 4i 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
c 4h 3i 1d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
c 4h 4i 1d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in CHIDES

Words that end like CHIDES

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

All words ending in -IDES

Chides: quick answers

Is CHIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHIDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHIDES worth?
CHIDES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chides mean?
chides is the third-person singular form of chide, which means “censure severely or angrily”.
What words can you make with the letters in CHIDES?
You can make 76 shorter words from CHIDES, such as CHIDE, ICHED, CHID, DICH. See the full list.