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chine

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Is chine a Scrabble word?

Yes, chine is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of chine?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (nautical) A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.

2. (aeronautics) A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body.

3. (nautical) A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

noun (English)

1. (Southern England, Vancouver) A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.Examples: "The cottage in a chine, we were not to behold it."; "In the odorous stillness of the day I thought of the tracks that threaded Egdon Heath, and of benign, elderly Sandbourne, with its chines and sheltered beach-huts."

verb (English)

1. (obsolete) To crack, split, fissure, break.Examples: "The wayward son did chine his father's heart."; "A drought had caused the earth to chine and cranny."; "After the erth be brent, chyned & chypped by the hete of the sonne."

Definition source: Wiktionary

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How many Scrabble points is the word "chine"?

Scrabble
10 points
c3
h4
i1
n1
e1
Words With Friends
11 points
c4
h3
i1
n2
e1

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