5-Letter Words Starting With CHU
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With CHU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With CHU 13 words
How common is CHU at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 five-letter words that start with CHU. They average 12.2 points, the best is CHUCK (16 points) and 23.1% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.2
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 46%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 23.1% of words
Most common last letters
- s 23.1%
- e 15.4%
- k 15.4%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with CHU
c 3h 4u 1c 3k 5
C 3 + H 4 + U 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chuck
- nouninformal terms for a meal
- nounthe part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- nouna holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
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How many five-letter words that start with CHU are there?
There are 13 five-letter words that start with CHU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with CHU?
CHUCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CHUFF (16), CHUNK (14), CHUMP (14).
What are some common five-letter words that start with CHU?
Everyday examples include CHUCK, CHUNK, CHURN, CHUTE, CHUMP, CHURL, CHUGS, CHUMS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.