Is CHITONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHITONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHITONS mean?
Chitons is a form of CHITON.
- noun
a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
- noun
primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CHITONS
CHITONS 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 CHITONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chinos11
- chints11
- chiton11
- snitch11
- chino10
- chins10
- chits10
- chons10
- notch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- tonish9
- chin9
- chis9
- chit9
- chon9
- cosh9
- ichs9
- inch9
- itch9
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- hints8
- hoist8
- thins8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- cions7
- coins7
- icons7
- ontic7
- scion7
- sonic7
- stoic7
- tonic7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- hons7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- shin7
- shit7
- shot7
- sinh7
- sith7
- soth7
- thin7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- cion6
- cist6
- coin6
- coni6
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