channel C₃H₄A₁N₁N₁E₁L₁

CHANNEL is a familiar word with a surprisingly specific geographic sense: the hollow bed of running water, a navigable river course, or a narrow passage between land masses. Its spelling uses two N tiles and just one each of C, H, A, E, and L. That combination gives it a solid score, though the H does most of the heavy lifting.

CHANNEL at a glance

• CHANNEL has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble.
• The geographic definition includes a riverbed and a navigable part of a river.
• CHANNEL has zero listed anagrams.
• Changing one letter produces four listed neighbours, including CHANCEL and CHARNEL.
• Its rhymes share the ending sound in NEL; examples include PANEL and TUNNEL.

What does CHANNEL mean?

CHANNEL means the hollow bed of running water, and it can also name the navigable part of a river. The word also describes a narrow body of water between two land masses, or a deeper course through a reef, bay, or shallow area. Those meanings all point to a defined route through water.

For word-game clues, watch for wording about a watercourse, river passage, or sea passage. The geographic definition is a limitation if your clue is about broadcasting or communication: those senses are not covered by this definition. CHANNEL is common in English, but check your game's word list before relying on any entry.

How does CHANNEL reach 12 Scrabble points?

For the CHANNEL Scrabble score, add C at 3 points and H at 4; A, both Ns, E, and L each add 1. The full calculation is 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 12 before board bonuses. H supplies the largest single-tile value, so placing it on a bonus square matters more than boosting one of the single-point letters.

CHANNEL has no listed anagrams, so rearranging its seven tiles will not produce another entry in the anagram results. Its four one-letter neighbours are CHANCEL, CHARNEL, CHUNNEL, and CHANNER. For sound-based play, the 12 rhymes include PERSONNEL, COLONEL, KERNEL, and FUNNEL.