Is CHINABERRY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHINABERRY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHINABERRY mean?
- noun
evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
- noun
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + B (3) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 CHINABERRY
CHINABERRY 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 CHINABERRY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- branchy17
- branchier16
- beachy16
- rebranch15
- abhenry15
- archery15
- hyaenic15
- birchen14
- brechan14
- charry14
- cherry14
- hyenic14
- cinerary13
- branch13
- breach13
- chary13
- herby13
- archine12
- chainer12
- charier12
- chirren12
- errancy12
- rancher12
- beach12
- bench12
- birch12
- brach12
- cyber12
- achy12
- chay12
- yech12
- carbine11
- achier11
- archer11
- barney11
- binary11
- brainy11
- brayer11
- briary11
- briery11
- byrnie11
- cahier11
- cairny11
- carney11
- chaine11
- chirre11
- enrich11
- inarch11
- incher11
- nearby11
- richen11
- richer11
- hairy11
- harry11
- hayer11
- henry11
- herry11
- hyena11
- bach11
- bracer10
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