Chelas

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of chela, referring to Hindu spiritual disciples attached to a particular swami or guru.

“The guru's chelas prepared the temple hall for the evening ceremony.”

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Synonyms

disciplespupils claws

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Wordle

Three vowels among six letters, the CH opener and LA ending are distinctive and worth noting.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, a good vowel-dumping word in Scrabble, with the H as the highest-value tile.

Words Related to Chelas

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “chelas” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

chelae

Words you can make from Chelas

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chelas”.

aches alces alecs casel chase chela claes clash hales halse heals helas laces lache leach leash scale selah shale sheal shela aces ache acle

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “chelas”.

bleachs chalets chapels charles clashed clashes hackles larches latches leaches loaches

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