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Is CHINOOKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CHINOOKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CHINOOKS mean?

Chinooks is a form of CHINOOK.

  1. noun

    a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

  2. noun

    a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes

  3. noun

    pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

  4. noun

    a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8

C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5) + 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 CHINOOKS

CHINOOKS 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 CHINOOKS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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