Chines
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of chin: the protruding lower portions of the jaw.
“The portrait painter studied the chines of his subjects carefully before beginning the sketches.”
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Starts with CH and ends in -ES, vowels I and E, an archaic or technical plural that rarely appears in everyday text.
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Worth 11 points, reliable common letters, the -S hook is its main strategic value on the board.
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