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7 Letter Words Starting With CH

There are 717 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

chachka - 21 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

chachka - 21 points

Words With Friends

chachka - 21 points

7 Letter Words (717)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With ch

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 717 word list is 47.6 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 chablis 14 14 16 44
#2 chabouk 18 18 20 56
#3 chabuks 18 18 20 56
#4 chacate 14 14 15 43
#5 chaccon 16 16 19 51
🏆 #6 chachka 21 21 21 63
#7 chacing 15 15 18 48
#8 chacked 19 19 20 58
#9 chacker 18 18 19 55
#10 chackle 18 18 20 56
#11 chacmas 16 16 18 50
#12 chacoes 14 14 15 43
#13 chacoli 14 14 16 44
#14 chacona 14 14 16 44
#15 chadars 13 13 13 39
#16 chaddar 14 14 14 42
#17 chaddor 14 14 14 42
#18 chadors 13 13 13 39
#19 chaebol 14 14 16 44
#20 chaetae 12 12 12 36

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with CH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with ch?

chachka — worth 63 combined points (US Scrabble: 21, UK Scrabble: 21, Words With Friends: 21).

How many 7 letter words start with ch?

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

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ch words will come up far more often.