The word chitin is a valid scrabble word

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • chitin n. (Biochemistry) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons…
  • (In German) Chitin S. Biologie: stickstoffhaltiges Polysaccharid, das den organischen…

11 valid words from 2 definitions

BIOCHEMISTRY COMPLEX DAS DEN EXOSKELETONS FOUND IN OF POLYMER POLYSACCHARIDE THE

5 invalid words from 2 definitions

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE BIOLOGIE ORGANISCHEN POLYSACCHARID STICKSTOFFHALTIGES

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

CH CHI CHIT HI HIT IN IT TI TIN

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

IT NIT TI

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

CHITON

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

CHITLIN

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

CHITINS CHITINOID CHITINOUS

7 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A CHIANTI
+D CHINDIT
+E ICHNITE
+G ITCHING
+L CHITLIN
+O THIONIC
+S CHITINS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-I NICHT

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 5500 chance (0.02%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 32850 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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