CH- words cover two distinct sounds in English: the hard CH (CHIP, CHAIR, CHARM) and the soft CH borrowed from French and Greek (CHEF, CHAOS, CHOIR). CHAIN, CHANCE, CHANGE, CHAPTER, CHARGE, CHEAP, CHEST, CHILD, CHOICE, and CHURCH are among the most common CH- words.
CHAFF (15 pts), CHALK (14 pts), and CHIC (11 pts) are solid short CH plays. CHUNKY (16 pts) and CHUTNEY (15 pts) are strong medium-length CH words for Scrabble.
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