CHEWINK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CHEWINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEWINK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEWINK is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEWINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chewinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEWINK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHEWINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CHEWINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The eastern towhee, a North American finch-like bird named after its call.
A chewink scratches among dead leaves for food, and the male is black above with rust-coloured sides. Its name imitates the two-note call it gives from the undergrowth.
How CHEWINK is used
Chewink is a regional name for the towhee, now rare outside older bird books.
- A chewink rustled in the leaf litter beneath the hedge.
- We heard the cry of a chewink before we saw the bird.
- The old field guide listed the chewink among common thicket birds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEWINK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHEWINK
1 longer words begin with CHEWINK.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEWINK
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Common questions about CHEWINK
- Is CHEWINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEWINK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEWINK worth?
- CHEWINK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEWINK mean?
- The eastern towhee, a North American finch-like bird named after its call.
- What letters can be added to CHEWINK?
- CHEWINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHEWINK:
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