Is CHICKENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHICKENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHICKENED mean?
Chickened is a form of CHICKEN.
- noun
the flesh of a chicken used for food
- noun
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
- noun
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- noun
a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CHICKENED
CHICKENED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CHICKENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- checked19
- chickee18
- chicken18
- chinked17
- check16
- chick16
- cinched15
- cheek14
- chink14
- kench14
- necked13
- nicked13
- hiked13
- heck13
- hick13
- chined12
- inched12
- niched12
- cinch12
- chide11
- eched11
- chic11
- deck11
- dick11
- hike11
- chine10
- hence10
- inked10
- kneed10
- niche10
- chid10
- neck10
- nick10
- khi10
- edenic9
- chin9
- deke9
- dike9
- dink9
- eche9
- eked9
- inch9
- kind9
- ick9
- deice8
- heed8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- keen8
- kine8
- knee8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- kid8
- niece7
- cede7
- cedi7
- dice7
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