Chine

/tʃaɪn/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Chine

noun

The top of a ridge.
The spine of an animal.
A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.

verb

To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.

Anagrams of Chine

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "chine":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "chine" and rearranging:

+dchined inched niched

+renrich incher richen

+schines inches niches

Related Word Patterns

CH...Words starting with "ch"...NEWords ending with "ne"All 5-letter words Unscramble "chine"

Letter Values

c3

h4

i1

n1

e1

Total: 10 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "chine"All 5-Letter Words Words Starting With "C"

Rhymes With Chine

abalone aborigine acanthine acarine acauline accipitrine acetone acetylcholine acetylene achene acne acridine

Related 5-Letter Words

cabal cabby caber cabin cable cabob cacao cacas cache cacti caddy cades cadet cadge cadgy

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

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 "Chine"

Chine is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "chine" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Chine" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "chine" is a medium-scoring word.