CHITIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHITIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHITIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHITIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHITIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chitinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHITIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHITIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CHITIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A tough, horny substance that forms the hard outer covering of insects, crabs and similar animals, and the walls of fungal cells.
Chitin is a long-chain carbohydrate, built from repeating sugar-like units, and it makes the shell of a beetle both light and strong. It is flexible when thin and rigid when combined with hardening compounds, which is why a crab shell cracks while an insect wing bends. Because it is widespread in nature, chitin is studied for use in dressings, filters and biodegradable materials.
How CHITIN is used
Technical word from biology and chemistry.
- The beetle's wing cases are made largely of chitin.
- Chitin also gives fungal cell walls their firmness.
- Researchers extracted chitin from discarded shrimp shells.
- A thin film of chitin can be made into a surgical dressing.
- Unlike bone, chitin lies on the outside of the body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHITIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHITIN
3 longer words begin with CHITIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHITIN
Common questions about CHITIN
- Is CHITIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHITIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHITIN worth?
- CHITIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHITIN mean?
- A tough, horny substance that forms the hard outer covering of insects, crabs and similar animals, and the walls of fungal cells.
- What letters can be added to CHITIN?
- CHITIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHITIN:
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