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Is christen a Scrabble word?

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

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Is christen a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word christen is a Words With Friends word. The word christen is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (4 found)

CHRISTEN,CITHERNS,CITHRENS,SNITCHER,

7-letter words (14 found)

CISTERN,CITHERN,CITHERS,CITHREN,CRETINS,ESTRICH,ETHNICS,HINTERS,INCHERS,NICHERS,NITHERS,RICHENS,RICHEST,STHENIC,

6-letter words (55 found)

CHERTS,CHINES,CHINSE,CHINTS,CHIRTS,CITERS,CITHER,CRETIN,CRINES,CRITHS,ENRICH,ESTRIN,ETHICS,ETHNIC,HINTER,INCEST,INCHER,INCHES,INERTS,INSECT,INSERT,INTERS,ITCHES,NICEST,NICHER,NICHES,NICHTS,NITERS,NITHER,NITRES,RECITS,RHINES,RICHEN,RICHES,RICHTS,SCIENT,SCRINE,SHINER,SHRINE,SINTER,SITHEN,SNITCH,STENCH,STERIC,STRICH,STRINE,THEICS,THEINS,THEIRS,THRICE,TICHES,TRENCH,TRICES,TRIENS,TRINES,

5-letter words (99 found)

CENTS,CERTS,CESTI,CHERT,CHEST,CHINE,CHINS,CHIRT,CHITS,CINES,CIRES,CITER,CITES,CREST,CRIES,CRINE,CRISE,CRITH,CRITS,ERICS,ETHIC,ETICS,HEIRS,HEIST,HENTS,HERNS,HINTS,HIRES,ICERS,ICHES,INERT,INSET,INTER,ITHER,NEIST,NERTS,NICER,NICHE,NICHT,NITER,NITES,NITRE,RECIT,RECTI,REINS,REIST,RENTS,RESIN,RESIT,RETCH,RHIES,RHINE,RICES,RICHT,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RITES,SCENT,SEHRI,SENTI,SERIC,SERIN,SHENT,SHIER,SHINE,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SICHT,SIENT,SIETH,SINCE,SIREN,SITHE,SNIRT,STEIN,STERN,STICH,STIRE,TECHS,TEHRS,TEINS,TENCH,TERNS,THEIC,THEIN,THEIR,THENS,THINE,THINS,TICES,TIERS,TINES,TIRES,TRICE,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,

4-letter words (110 found)

CENS,CENT,CERT,CHER,CHIN,CHIS,CHIT,CINE,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CRIS,CRIT,ECHT,EISH,ENTS,ERIC,ERNS,ERST,ETCH,ETHS,ETIC,HEIR,HENS,HENT,HERN,HERS,HEST,HETS,HIES,HINS,HINT,HIRE,HISN,HIST,HITS,ICER,ICES,ICHS,INCH,IRES,ITCH,NESH,NEST,NETS,NICE,NIES,NISH,NITE,NITS,RECS,REHS,REIN,REIS,RENS,RENT,RESH,REST,RETS,RICE,RICH,RINE,RINS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SECH,SECT,SEIR,SENT,SHEN,SHET,SHIN,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SICE,SICH,SIEN,SINE,SINH,SIRE,SITE,SITH,SNIT,STEN,STIE,STIR,TECH,TECS,TEHR,TEIN,TENS,TERN,THEN,THIN,THIR,THIS,TICE,TICH,TICS,TIER,TIES,TINE,TINS,TIRE,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (58 found)

CHE,CHI,CIS,CIT,ECH,EHS,ENS,ERN,ERS,EST,ETH,HEN,HER,HES,HET,HIC,HIE,HIN,HIS,HIT,ICE,ICH,INS,IRE,ISH,ITS,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,NTH,REC,REH,REI,REN,RES,RET,RIN,RIT,SEC,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SHE,SIC,SIN,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEC,TEN,TES,THE,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (18 found)

CH,EH,EN,ER,ES,ET,HE,HI,IN,IS,IT,NE,RE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 359 words from christen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of christen

christen

Alternative forms

  • kersen (dialectal)
  • christian

Etymology

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) +‎ -nian. Cognate with Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”) Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪsən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsən

Verb

christen (third-person singular simple present christens, present participle christening, simple past and past participle christened)

  1. (transitive) To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To name.
    • 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth
  3. (obsolete) To Christianize.
  4. (colloquial) To use for the first time.
  5. (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Nichters, Strichen, Tinchers, centrish, chinrest, citherns, cithrens, snitcher

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • kersten (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cristen, variant of kersten, from Old Dutch cristīn, from Latin Christiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós). The current Dutch spelling has been influenced by the Latin and subsequently also the Greek words.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪs.tən/
  • (some orthodox Protestants) IPA(key): /ˈxrɪs.tən/
  • Hyphenation: chris‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪstən

Noun

christen m (plural christenen, diminutive christentje n, feminine christin)

  1. Christian

Derived terms

  • christendemocraat
  • christendemocratie
  • christin
  • gristen
  • jodenchristen
  • ontchristenen

Related terms

  • christendom

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: christ
  • → Caribbean Javanese: Kristen

Source: wiktionary.org