Is CHINCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHINCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHINCHES mean?
Chinches is a form of CHINCH.
- noun
bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CHINCHES
CHINCHES 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 CHINCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chinch16
- cinches14
- chics12
- cinch12
- chines11
- chinse11
- inches11
- niches11
- chic11
- scenic10
- chine10
- chins10
- niche10
- hehs10
- chin9
- chis9
- ichs9
- inch9
- heh9
- shh9
- shine8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- cines7
- since7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- shen7
- shin7
- sinh7
- cine6
- ices6
- nice6
- sice6
- hen6
- hes6
- hie6
- hin6
- his6
- she6
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- sh5
- sine4
- ens3
- ins3
- sei3
- sen3
- sin3
- en2
- es2
- in2
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