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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

17

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

8

Letters

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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