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Chimes

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About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of chime

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

What does chimes mean?

noun

  1. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

    Synonymsbellgong

verb

  1. emit a sound

    “bells and gongs chimed”

Definitions shown for chime, the base form of chimes.

Is CHIMES 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 CHIMES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
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Words With Friends

14 pts
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Wordfeud

14 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in CHIMES

Anagrams 1

Words that end like CHIMES

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

All words ending in -IMES

Chimes: quick answers

Is CHIMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHIMES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHIMES worth?
CHIMES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chimes mean?
chimes is the plural and third-person singular form of chime, which means “a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHIMES?
You can make 61 shorter words from CHIMES, such as CHIME, HEMIC, MICHE, MISCH. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CHIMES?
CHIMES rearranges into MICHES.