China
/tʃʌɪnə/
noun
noun
- Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
"He set the table with china, cloth napkins, and crystal stemware."
- Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
- Synonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
- Tea from China, varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
- (games) A glazed china marble.
noun
noun
- A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."
- An associate who provides assistance.
"The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
"a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."
- A person who backs or supports something.
"I’m not a friend of cheap wine."
- An object or idea that can be used for good.
"Wiktionary is your friend."
noun
- (usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
"Tableware and toilets are both made of porcelain."
- (now usually plural) An object made of porcelain, art objects or items of tableware.
"The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains."
- (often capitalized) A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "China"
China is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "china" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "China" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "china" is a medium-scoring word.