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

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Is chiton a Scrabble UK word?

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHITON,

5-letter words (5 found)

CHINO,NICHT,NOTCH,ONTIC,TONIC,

4-letter words (20 found)

CHIN,CHIT,CHON,CION,CITO,COIN,COIT,CONI,COTH,HINT,ICON,INCH,INTO,ITCH,OINT,OTIC,THIN,THIO,THON,TICH,

3-letter words (23 found)

CHI,CIT,CON,COT,HIC,HIN,HIT,HOC,HOI,HON,HOT,ICH,ION,NIT,NOH,NOT,NTH,OCH,THO,TIC,TIN,TOC,TON,

2-letter words (12 found)

CH,HI,HO,IN,IO,IT,NO,OH,OI,ON,TI,TO,

You can make 61 words from chiton according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chiton

chiton

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪtn̩/, /ˈkaɪtɑn/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪtn̩/, /ˈkaɪtɒn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪtən

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).

Alternative forms

  • khiton

Noun

chiton (plural chitons or chitones)

  1. (historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
Coordinate terms
Translations
See also
  • Chiton (costume) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  • American Heritage Dictionary (fourth edition, 2000) entry on the chiton

Etymology 2

From New Latin chiton. See above.

Noun

chiton (plural chitons)

  1. Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
Synonyms
  • (mollusc): coat-of-mail shell, gumboot, loricate, polyplacophoran, polyplacophore, sea cradle, sea bug (archaic)
Translations
See also
  • chiton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • ONCHIT

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi.tɔn/
  • Hyphenation: chi‧ton

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

Noun

chiton m (plural chitons)

  1. chiton (Greek tunic)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

Noun

chiton m (plural chitons or chitonen)

  1. chiton (mollusc of the class Polyplacophora)
    Synonym: keverslak

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.tɔ̃/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”).

Noun

chiton m (plural chitons)

  1. chiton (clothing)
See also
  • Chiton (vêtement) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr

Etymology 2

Borrowed from New Latin chiton.

Noun

chiton m (plural chitons)

  1. chiton (mollusc)
    Synonym: oscabrion

Further reading

  • “chiton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  • “chiton” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiton.

Noun

chiton n (plural chitoane)

  1. chiton (clothing)

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org