Is CHICNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHICNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHICNESSES mean?
Chicnesses is a form of CHICNESS.
- noun
elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CHICNESSES
CHICNESSES 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 CHICNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chicness15
- cinches14
- sciences12
- chesses12
- chinses12
- seiches12
- chics12
- cinch12
- scenics11
- science11
- chines11
- chinse11
- inches11
- niches11
- seiche11
- chic11
- ecesic10
- scenic10
- chess10
- chine10
- chins10
- eches10
- hence10
- niche10
- hisses9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- shines9
- sneesh9
- chin9
- chis9
- eche9
- ichs9
- inch9
- censes8
- cesses8
- ecesis8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- sheen8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- senseis7
- cense7
- cines7
- niece7
- scene7
- sices7
- since7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sesh7
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