Is CHITIN a word?
CHITIN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 19 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CHITIN is a valid word.
What does chitin mean?
noun: a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CHITIN: word details
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside chitin
Words you can make from the letters of chitin.
Solve a whole rack, not just CHITIN
CHITIN is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CHITIN mean?
CHITIN is a noun. It means: a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi.
Is CHITIN a valid word?
Yes, CHITIN is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.