Chief

/tʃiːf/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters
Definition of Chief

noun

  1. A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

    "All firefighters report to the fire chief."

  2. The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
  3. The principal part or top of anything.
  4. An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.

    "Hey, chief."

verb

  1. To smoke cannabis.

adjective

  1. Primary; principal.

    "Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."

  2. Intimate, friendly.
Anagrams of Chief

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "chief":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "chief" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Chief"

Chief is a 5-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "chief" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Chief" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "chief" is a medium-scoring word.