CHICKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHICKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHICKEN?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHICKEN is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHICKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chickensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHICKEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHICKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does CHICKEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs and meat, or the meat of that bird.
Chicken names both the live bird and the food, so context tells you which is meant. It also describes a coward and a dare game in which the first to back down loses.
How CHICKEN is used
Chicken is an everyday word for the bird, the meal, or a timid person.
- The farmer fed the chicken every morning.
- We roasted a chicken for Sunday dinner.
- Nobody wanted to be called chicken when the dare began.
- A fox crept toward the chicken coop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHICKEN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHICKEN
8 longer words begin with CHICKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHICKEN
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Common questions about CHICKEN
- Is CHICKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHICKEN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHICKEN worth?
- CHICKEN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHICKEN mean?
- A domestic fowl kept for its eggs and meat, or the meat of that bird.
- What letters can be added to CHICKEN?
- CHICKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHICKEN:
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