CHINCHILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CHINCHILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHINCHILLA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHINCHILLA is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHINCHILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chinchillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHINCHILLA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHINCHILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHINCHILLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHINCHILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small South American rodent with extremely soft, dense grey fur and a bushy tail, kept as a pet and bred for its pelt.
The chinchilla lives in dry mountain country and takes dust baths to keep its coat clean. Its fur is so thick that fleas struggle to survive in it, which is why the animal is both prized and widely farmed.
How CHINCHILLA is used
Chinchilla names the animal, its fur, and a silver-grey breed of cat or rabbit.
- The chinchilla rolled in a tray of fine dust every evening.
- She wore a coat trimmed with chinchilla fur.
- A chinchilla can leap surprisingly high from a standing start.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHINCHILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHINCHILLA
1 longer words begin with CHINCHILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in CHINCHILLA
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Common questions about CHINCHILLA
- Is CHINCHILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHINCHILLA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHINCHILLA worth?
- CHINCHILLA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHINCHILLA mean?
- A small South American rodent with extremely soft, dense grey fur and a bushy tail, kept as a pet and bred for its pelt.
- What letters can be added to CHINCHILLA?
- CHINCHILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHINCHILLA:
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