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Chines

c 3h 4i 1n 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Uncommon · plural and third-person singular form of chine

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does chines mean?

noun

  1. cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone

  2. backbone of an animal

verb

  1. cut through the backbone of an animal

Definitions shown for chine, the base form of chines.

Is CHINES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CHINES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3h 4i 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
c 4h 3i 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
c 4h 4i 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
c 3h 3i 1n 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CHINES

Anagrams 2

inchesniches

Hooks for CHINES

Add one letter to the front or back of CHINES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

chinese

Words that end like CHINES

Common words that share the ending -INES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

linesshinesdinesfinesmineswinesspinesswinestwineswhinesninespinesshrinesvinesdefinescombinesexaminesinclinesdeterminesenginesrefinesconfinesdeclinesdestines
All words ending in -INES

Chines: quick answers

Is CHINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHINES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHINES worth?
CHINES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chines mean?
chines is the plural and third-person singular form of chine, which means “cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHINES?
You can make 65 shorter words from CHINES, such as CHINE, CHINS, ICHES, NICHE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CHINES?
CHINES rearranges into INCHES, NICHES.