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5 Letter Words Starting With CH

There are 209 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

chaja - 17 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

chaja - 17 points

Words With Friends

chaja - 19 points

5 Letter Words (209)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With ch

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 209 word list is 38.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 chace 12 12 13 37
#2 chack 16 16 17 49
#3 chaco 12 12 13 37
#4 chado 11 11 11 33
#5 chads 11 11 11 33
#6 chafe 13 13 13 39
#7 chaff 16 16 16 48
#8 chaft 13 13 13 39
#9 chaga 11 11 12 34
#10 chain 10 10 11 31
#11 chair 10 10 10 30
#12 chais 10 10 10 30
#13 chait 10 10 10 30
🏆 #14 chaja 17 17 19 53
#15 chaka 14 14 14 42
#16 chalk 14 14 15 43
#17 chals 10 10 11 31
#18 chama 12 12 13 37
#19 chamm 14 14 16 44
#20 champ 14 14 16 44

Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 5 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 5 letter words starting with CH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with ch?

chaja — worth 53 combined points (US Scrabble: 17, UK Scrabble: 17, Words With Friends: 19).

How many 5 letter words start with ch?

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

Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ch words will come up far more often.