chitin
/kaɪtɪn/
noun
6 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi.
WORD FORMS
Related formchitinous
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withC … N
Syllableschi · tin
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