Is CHITTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHITTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHITTERING mean?
Chittering is a form of CHITTER.
- verb
make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 CHITTERING
CHITTERING 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 CHITTERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retching14
- titchier13
- trichite13
- etching13
- itching13
- trithing12
- chitter12
- cithern12
- cithren12
- hircine12
- ichnite12
- itchier12
- titchie12
- eching12
- grinch12
- reciting11
- heiring11
- hitting11
- nightie11
- thingie11
- tighten11
- tighter11
- tithing11
- chitin11
- cither11
- echini11
- enrich11
- ethnic11
- incher11
- richen11
- thetic11
- thrice11
- trench11
- ching11
- ginch11
- gitch11
- inherit10
- tricing10
- hieing10
- hinger10
- hiring10
- nigher10
- chert10
- chine10
- ethic10
- niche10
- retch10
- tench10
- titch10
- citrine9
- cittern9
- crinite9
- inciter9
- neritic9
- cering9
- citing9
- cringe9
- hinter9
- hitter9
- ricing9
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