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Is CHITIN a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list CHITIN is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
11126

What does CHITIN mean?

  1. nouna tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

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Hooks for CHITIN

Add a letter to make a new word: CHITINS.

Words inside CHITIN

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up CHITIN in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is CHITIN a Scrabble word?

CHITIN is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is CHITIN worth?

CHITIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does CHITIN mean?

A tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi.