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6 Letter Words Starting With CH

There are 458 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

chabuk - 17 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

chabuk - 17 points

Words With Friends

chabuk - 19 points

6 Letter Words (458)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With ch

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 458 word list is 41.7 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 chaber 13 13 14 40
#2 chabot 13 13 14 40
🏆 #3 chabuk 17 17 19 53
#4 chaced 14 14 15 43
#5 chaces 13 13 14 40
#6 chacks 17 17 18 52
#7 chacma 15 15 17 47
#8 chacos 13 13 14 40
#9 chacra 13 13 14 40
#10 chacte 13 13 14 40
#11 chacun 13 13 16 42
#12 chadar 12 12 12 36
#13 chador 12 12 12 36
#14 chados 12 12 12 36
#15 chadri 12 12 12 36
#16 chaeta 11 11 11 33
#17 chafed 15 15 15 45
#18 chafer 14 14 14 42
#19 chafes 14 14 14 42
#20 chaffs 17 17 17 51

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 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 6 letter words starting with CH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with ch?

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

How many 6 letter words start with ch?

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

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ch words will come up far more often.