Is CHRISTEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHRISTEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHRISTEN mean?
- verb
administer baptism to
“The parents had the child baptized”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) = 13 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 CHRISTEN
Single letters that turn CHRISTEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of CHRISTEN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CHRISTEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- citherns13
- cithrens13
- snitcher13
- cithern12
- cithers12
- cithren12
- ethnics12
- inchers12
- richens12
- richest12
- sthenic12
- cherts11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- cither11
- enrich11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- incher11
- inches11
- itches11
- niches11
- richen11
- riches11
- snitch11
- stench11
- thrice11
- trench11
- hinters10
- chert10
- chest10
- chine10
- chins10
- chits10
- ethic10
- niche10
- retch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- techs10
- tench10
- cistern9
- cretins9
- hinter9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- theins9
- theirs9
- chin9
- chis9
- chit9
- echt9
- etch9
- ichs9
- inch9
- itch9
- rich9
- tech9
- citers8
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