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Is CHEESE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, CHEESE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk”.

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Is CHEESE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CHEESE is a valid 6-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: EECHES.

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Letters
6
Scrabble
11 pts
Words With Friends
11 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
99th percentile

CHEESE meaning and definition

CHEESE has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

CHEESE as a noun

  1. A solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk.
  2. Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States.

CHEESE as a verb

  1. Used in the imperative (get away, or stop it).
  2. Wind onto a cheese.

CHEESE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

CHEESE scores 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is H, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
C34
H43
E11
E11
S11
E11
Total1111

CHEESE on premium squares

On a double word square CHEESE scores 22 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 33. Putting H on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 6 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of CHEESE

1 word uses exactly the same 6 letters as CHEESE. See all anagrams of CHEESE.

  • eeches11

Unscramble CHEESE: 19 words from its letters

The letters C, H, E, E, S, E make 19 shorter words, up to 5 letters long. Most common first.

  • see3
  • sec5
  • he5
  • ee2
  • es2
  • cee5
  • cees6
  • ch7
  • che8
  • ech8
  • eche9
  • eches10
  • eech9
  • eh5
  • ehs6
  • hes6
  • sech9
  • sh5
  • she6

Words like CHEESE

One-letter changes to CHEESE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in CHEESE

  • cheesy14
  • creese8
  • pheese11

Add one letter to CHEESE

  • cheesed13
  • cheeses12

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CHEESE word facts

CHEESE is a 6-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 3 vowels (E) and 3 consonants, with E repeated. It starts with C and ends with E. By corpus frequency, CHEESE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters C, H, E, E, S, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 6 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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CHEESE Scrabble word FAQ

Is CHEESE a Scrabble word?

Yes. CHEESE is a valid 6-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does CHEESE mean?

CHEESE is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk”.

How many points is CHEESE worth in Scrabble?

CHEESE is worth 11 points in Scrabble: C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 22, and on a triple word square 33.

How many points is CHEESE in Words With Friends?

CHEESE is worth 11 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of CHEESE?

CHEESE has 1 anagram: EECHES. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in CHEESE?

You can make 19 shorter words from the letters in CHEESE, including SEE, SEC, HE and EE.

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