Is CHITINOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHITINOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHITINOUS mean?
- adjective
of or resembling chitin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CHITINOUS
CHITINOUS 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 CHITINOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chinois12
- chitins12
- chitons12
- cushion12
- thionic12
- chinos11
- chints11
- chitin11
- chiton11
- couths11
- schuit11
- scouth11
- snitch11
- tuchis11
- chino10
- chins10
- chits10
- chons10
- couth10
- cuish10
- hocus10
- notch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- touch10
- suction9
- hoisin9
- tonish9
- chin9
- chis9
- chit9
- chon9
- cosh9
- huic9
- ichs9
- inch9
- itch9
- ouch9
- such9
- coitus8
- counts8
- cousin8
- cunits8
- cutins8
- ionics8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- tunics8
- hints8
- hoist8
- hunts8
- shout8
- shunt8
- south8
- thins8
- thous8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
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