Hidden inside chimay sit achy and chay, four-letter plays tied at the top of this rack with 12 points in Scrabble apiece. In all, 39 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
achy and chay tie for the highest Scrabble score from chimay at 12 points. The top 10 of 39 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Rearranging the letters in chimay produces 10 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with hiya. For points, the strongest plays are achy and chay — each worth 12 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling chimay turns up 18 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with aim, ham and hay. For points, the strongest play is myc — worth 10 points in Scrabble.
There are 11 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in chimay. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ah, am and ay. For points, the strongest plays are hm and my — each worth 7 points in Scrabble.
The highest-scoring plays from these letters are achy and chay, worth 12 points in Scrabble, and nothing else built from chimay earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in chimay produce 39 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 10 four-letter words, 18 three-letter words and 11 two-letter words.