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Chinook

c 3h 4i 1n 1o 1o 1k 5

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Uncommon

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

What does chinook mean?

noun

  1. a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

    Synonymschinook windsnow eater

  2. a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes

  3. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

    Synonymschinook salmonking salmon

  4. a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

    Synonymschinookan

  5. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

    Synonymschinook salmonking salmonquinnat salmononcorhynchus tshawytscha

Is CHINOOK 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 CHINOOK worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3h 4i 1n 1o 1o 1k 5

Words With Friends

17 pts
c 4h 3i 1n 2o 1o 1k 5

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4h 4i 1n 1o 1o 1k 5

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3h 3i 1n 1o 1o 1k 6

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

Words from the letters in CHINOOK

Hooks for CHINOOK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

chinooks

Words that end like CHINOOK

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

mistookoutlookhandbooktextbookforsookpartookcookbookpassbookunhookworkbookmatchbookscrapbookbooklooktookoverlookshookundertookcookhooknotebookovertookbrookcrook
All words ending in -OOK

Chinook: quick answers

Is CHINOOK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHINOOK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHINOOK worth?
CHINOOK scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chinook mean?
As a noun, chinook means “a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHINOOK?
You can make 67 shorter words from CHINOOK, such as CHINK, CHOKO, CHOOK, HOICK. See the full list.