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chimney

/ˈtʃɪmni/noun

Chimney can refer to a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp or a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 17

Length

7

Scrabble

17

WWF

18

Starts

CH

Ends

NEY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “CHIMNEY” Mean?

/ˈtʃɪmni/

chimney has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

2

a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

Explore the word chimney with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

Length

7 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

Y

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Letters

C, H, I, M, N, E, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

c
h
i
m
n
e
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for chimney.

CHIMNEY is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 17.
It starts with C and ends with Y.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 29%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using chimney in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

CHIMNEY has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

CHIMNEY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

CHIMNEY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

CHIMNEY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside chimney.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

CH, HI, IM, MN, NE, EY

Trigrams

CHI, HIM, IMN, MNE, NEY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for chimney.

CHIMNEY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with C and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 17, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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