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13 Letter Words Starting With CH

There are 368 valid 13 letter words that start with CH, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

chalcedonyxes - 31 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

chalcedonyxes - 31 points

Words With Friends

chalazogamies - 33 points

13 Letter Words (368)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With ch

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 368 word list is 75.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 chaenomeleses 20 20 23 63
#2 chaetognathan 22 22 24 68
#3 chaetophorous 23 23 24 70
#4 chaetosomidae 21 21 22 64
#5 chainstitches 23 23 24 70
#6 chairmanships 25 25 27 77
#7 chalaziferous 30 30 32 92
#8 chalazogamies 30 30 33 93
#9 chalcanthites 23 23 25 71
🏆 #10 chalcedonyxes 31 31 33 95
#11 chalcogenides 22 22 26 70
#12 chalcographer 26 26 29 81
#13 chalcographic 28 28 32 88
#14 chalcophanite 25 25 28 78
#15 chalcopyrites 25 25 27 77
#16 chalcostibite 22 22 25 69
#17 chalicotheres 23 23 24 70
#18 chalkosideric 25 25 27 77
#19 challengeable 21 21 27 69
#20 challengingly 23 23 29 75

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with CH will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with CH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with ch?

chalcedonyxes — worth 95 combined points (US Scrabble: 31, UK Scrabble: 31, Words With Friends: 33).

How many 13 letter words start with ch?

368 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ch words will come up far more often.