4 Letter Words Starting With CH
There are 56 valid 4 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 4-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
chav - 12 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
chav - 12 points
Words With Friends
chav - 13 points
4 Letter Words (56)
View all words starting with CHTop 20 Highest-Scoring 4 Letter Words Starting With ch
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 56 word list is 30.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | chaa | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #2 | chab | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #3 | chac | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #4 | chad | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #5 | chai | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #6 | chal | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #7 | cham | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #8 | chan | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #9 | chao | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #10 | chap | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #11 | char | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #12 | chas | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #13 | chat | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 🏆 #14 | chav | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #15 | chaw | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #16 | chay | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| #17 | chee | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #18 | chef | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #19 | chem | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #20 | chen | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
Where 4 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 4 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 4 letter words starting with CH for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 4 letter word starting with ch?
chav — worth 37 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 4 letter words start with ch?
56 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 4 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 4 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ch words will come up far more often.