8-Letter Words Starting With CHINK
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With CHINK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With CHINK 4 words
How common is CHINK at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with CHINK. They average 17.3 points and the best is CHINKING (18 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- A
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- a 25%
- g 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ie50%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with CHINK
c 3h 4i 1n 1k 5i 1n 1g 2
C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chinking
Form of chink
- verbmake or emit a high sound“tinkling bells”
- verbfill the chinks of, as with caulking
- verbmake cracks or chinks in“The heat checked the paint”
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How many eight-letter words that start with CHINK are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with CHINK in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with CHINK?
CHINKING is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CHINKARA (17), CHINKIER (17), CHINKIES (17).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with CHINK score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CHINKARA (17), CHINKIER (17), CHINKIES (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.