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Is chitin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chitin is a Scrabble US word. The word chitin is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1T1I1N1

Is chitin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chitin is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3H4I1T1I1N1

Is chitin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chitin is a Words With Friends word. The word chitin is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1T1I1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHITIN,

5-letter words (1 found)

NICHT,

4-letter words (8 found)

CHIN,CHIT,HINT,INCH,INTI,ITCH,THIN,TICH,

3-letter words (10 found)

CHI,CIT,HIC,HIN,HIT,ICH,NIT,NTH,TIC,TIN,

2-letter words (5 found)

CH,HI,IN,IT,TI,

You can make 25 words from chitin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chitin

chitin

Etymology

From French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn). See also chiton.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kīʹtĭn, IPA(key): /ˈkaɪtɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪtɪn

Noun

chitin (countable and uncountable, plural chitins)

  1. (biochemistry) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.

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References

  • “chitin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “chitin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • itchin'

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