Is CHINLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHINLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHINLESS mean?
- adjective
having a receding chin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CHINLESS
CHINLESS 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 CHINLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chinses12
- chisels12
- lichens12
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- inches11
- lichen11
- liches11
- niches11
- chess10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chine10
- chins10
- niche10
- shiels9
- shines9
- chin9
- chis9
- ichs9
- inch9
- lech9
- lich9
- clines8
- incels8
- slices8
- heils8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ceils7
- cines7
- cline7
- incel7
- sices7
- since7
- slice7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ceil6
- cels6
- cess6
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