Is CHTHONIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHTHONIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHTHONIAN mean?
- adjective
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
“nether regions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (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 CHTHONIAN
CHTHONIAN 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 CHTHONIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hatch13
- hitch13
- hotch13
- canthi11
- chiton11
- aitch10
- ancho10
- chain10
- chant10
- chiao10
- china10
- chino10
- nacho10
- natch10
- notch10
- hath10
- actinon9
- contain9
- cath9
- chai9
- chao9
- chat9
- chia9
- chin9
- chit9
- chon9
- inch9
- itch9
- tach9
- hah9
- action8
- atonic8
- cannot8
- canton8
- cation8
- incant8
- tannic8
- haint8
- honan8
- ninth8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- actin7
- ancon7
- antic7
- canon7
- canto7
- coati7
- conin7
- cotan7
- octan7
- ontic7
- tonic7
- hant7
- hint7
- oath7
- ohia7
- than7
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