What CHICANES Means
CHICANES is a form of CHICANE, which means:
- noun: a bridge hand that is void of trumps
- noun: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
- verb: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- verb: raise trivial objections
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CHICANES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 H4 I1 C3 A1 N1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In CHICANES
191 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (5)
6 letter words (22)
ASHINECACHESCANEHSCASEICCASEINCHACESCHAINECHAINSCHAISECHANCECHICASCHINASCHINESENCASHENIACSHANCESINCASEINCHESNACHESNICHESSCENICSICCAN
5 letter words (34)
ACHESACNESANISEASHENCACHECAINSCANEHCANESCHACECHAINCHAISCHASECHIASCHICACHICSCHINACHINECHINSCINCHCINESENIACHAINSHANCEHANSEICHESISNAENACHENASHINICHESAICESAINESCENASHINESINCE
4 letter words (61)
ACESACHEACNEAESCAHISAINEAINSANCEANESANISASCICAINCANECANSCASECASHCEASCECACENSCHAICHASCHIACHICCHINCHISCINEEACHEANSEINAEISHHAENHAESHAINHENSHIESHINSHISNICESICHSINCHISNANACHNESHNICENIESNISHSAICSAINSANESCANSEANSECHSENASHANSHEASHINSICESICHSIENSINESINH
3 letter words (50)
ACEACHAHIAHSAINAISANEANIANSASHCANCHACHECHICISEANEASECHEHSENSHAEHANHASHENHESHICHIEHINHISICEICHINSISHNAENAHNASNIENISSACSAESAISANSEASECSEISENSHASHESICSIN
2 letter words (19)
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