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Is chenille a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chenille is a Scrabble US word. The word chenille is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

C3H4E1N1I1L1L1E1

Is chenille a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chenille is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3H4E1N1I1L1L1E1

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Yes. The word chenille is a Words With Friends word. The word chenille is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

CHENILLE,

7-letter words (1 found)

ELENCHI,

6-letter words (5 found)

ELENCH,ELICHE,LICHEE,LICHEN,NELLIE,

5-letter words (14 found)

CELLI,CHIEL,CHILE,CHILL,CHINE,CLINE,ELCHI,HENCE,INCEL,INCLE,LEECH,LINCH,NICHE,NIECE,

4-letter words (23 found)

CEIL,CELL,CHIN,CIEL,CILL,CINE,ECHE,EECH,EINE,ELHI,HEEL,HEIL,HELE,HELL,HILL,INCH,LECH,LICE,LICH,LIEN,LINE,NICE,NILL,

3-letter words (23 found)

CEE,CEL,CHE,CHI,ECH,EEL,EEN,ELL,ENE,HEN,HIC,HIE,HIN,ICE,ICH,ILL,LEE,LEI,LIE,LIN,NEE,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (10 found)

CH,EE,EH,EL,EN,HE,HI,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 78 words from chenille according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chenille

chenille

Etymology

Borrowed from French chenille. Doublet of canicule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəˈniːl/
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

chenille (countable and uncountable, plural chenilles)

  1. An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.

Derived terms

  • chenille plant

Translations

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Finnish

Etymology

< French chenille

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃenil/, [ˈʃe̞nil]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃenilːe/, [ˈʃe̞nilːe̞]

Noun

chenille

  1. chenille (type of fabric)

Declension

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin canīcula (“little dog”) (because of a caterpillar's head). Doublet of canicule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃnij/

Noun

chenille f (plural chenilles)

  1. caterpillar
  2. chenille
  3. caterpillar track, snow chain
  4. whirligig (fairground attraction)

Descendants

  • → Catalan: xenilla
  • → English: chenille
  • → Italian: ciniglia
  • → Romanian: șenilă
  • → Russian: шине́ль (šinélʹ), шени́лл (šeníll)

See also

  • mite
  • papillon m

Further reading

  • “chenille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org