457 Words Starting With CHI
The prefix CHI appears in 457 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 89 entries. Average word length: 8.4 letters.
C is the second most productive starting letter, thanks to its dual pronunciation: hard before A, O, U (cat, corn, cup) and soft before E, I, Y (cell, city, cycle).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with CHI: CHIFFCHAFFS (33 pts), CHIFFCHAFF (32 pts), CHINCHERINCHEES (30 pts), CHICKENHEARTED (29 pts), CHIMPANZEES (29 pts). The shortest is CHI (3 letters) and the longest is CHILDLESSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in MAT.
Notable words: CHIA — a Mexican herb with edible seeds [n].; CHIAO — a Chinese monetary unit, one tenth of a yuan [n].; CHIASM — a commissure; esp.; CHIANTI — a dry red Italian wine [n]. Browse words starting with VOWELS for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with CHI?
CHIFFCHAFFS scores 33 points. Runner-up: CHIFFCHAFF at 32 points. See words ending in SITY for more high-value options.
How many words start with CHI?
Our dictionary has 457 words that start with CHI. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (89).
What is the shortest word that starts with CHI?
CHI at just 3 letters. It means: the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
CHI
Four-Letter Words (7)
CHIACHICCHIDCHINCHIPCHISCHIT
Five-Letter Words (31)
CHIAOCHIASCHICACHICKCHICOCHICSCHIDECHIEFCHIELCHILDCHILECHILICHILLCHIMBCHIMECHIMPCHINACHINECHINKCHINOCHINSCHIPSCHIRKCHIRMCHIROCHIRPCHIRRCHIRUCHITSCHIVECHIVY
Six-Letter Words (55)
CHIASMCHIAUSCHICASCHICERCHICHICHICKSCHICLECHICLYCHICOSCHIDEDCHIDERCHIDESCHIEFSCHIELDCHIELSCHIGOECHILDECHILESCHILISCHILLICHILLSCHILLYCHIMARCHIMBSCHIMEDCHIMERCHIMESCHIMLACHIMPSCHINASCHINCHCHINEDCHINESCHINKSCHINKYCHINOSCHINTSCHINTZCHIPPYCHIRALCHIRKSCHIRMSCHIROSCHIRPSCHIRPYCHIRRECHIRRSCHIRUSCHISELCHITALCHITINCHITONCHITTYCHIVESCHIVVY
Seven-Letter Words (68)
CHIANTICHIASMACHIASMICHIASMSCHIBOUKCHICANECHICANOCHICESTCHICHISCHICKEECHICKENCHICLESCHICORYCHIDDENCHIDERSCHIDINGCHIEFERCHIEFLYCHIELDSCHIFFONCHIGGERCHIGNONCHIGOESCHILDESCHILDLYCHILIADCHILIESCHILLEDCHILLERCHILLISCHILLUMCHIMARSCHIMBLYCHIMERACHIMERECHIMERSCHIMINGCHIMLASCHIMLEYCHIMNEYCHINCHYCHININGCHINKEDCHINNEDCHINONECHINOOKCHINTZYCHINWAGCHIPPEDCHIPPERCHIPPIECHIRKEDCHIRKERCHIRMEDCHIRPEDCHIRPERCHIRREDCHIRRENCHIRRESCHIRRUPCHISELSCHITINSCHITLINCHITONSCHITTERCHIVARICHIVIEDCHIVIES
Eight-Letter Words (89)
CHIANTISCHIASMALCHIASMASCHIASMICCHIASMUSCHIASTICCHIAUSESCHIBOUKSCHICANEDCHICANERCHICANESCHICANOSCHICCORYCHICHIERCHICKEESCHICKENSCHICKORYCHICKPEACHICNESSCHIEFDOMCHIEFESTCHIFFONSCHIGETAICHIGGERSCHIGNONSCHILDBEDCHILDINGCHILDISHCHILDRENCHILIADSCHILIASMCHILIASTCHILIDOGCHILLERSCHILLESTCHILLIERCHILLIESCHILLILYCHILLINGCHILLUMSCHILOPODCHIMAERACHIMBLEYCHIMERASCHIMERESCHIMERICCHIMLEYSCHIMNEYSCHINBONECHINCHESCHINKIERCHINKINGCHINLESSCHINNINGCHINONESCHINOOKSCHINTSESCHINTZESCHINWAGSCHIPMUCKCHIPMUNKCHIPOTLECHIPPERSCHIPPIERCHIPPIESCHIPPINGCHIRKESTCHIRKINGCHIRMINGCHIRPERSCHIRPIERCHIRPILYCHIRPINGCHIRRINGCHIRRUPSCHIRRUPYCHISELEDCHISELERCHITCHATCHITLINGCHITLINSCHITOSANCHITTERSCHITTIESCHIVALRYCHIVAREECHIVVIEDCHIVVIESCHIVYING
Nine-Letter Words (78)
CHIASMATACHIBOUQUECHICALOTECHICANERSCHICANERYCHICANINGCHICHIESTCHICKADEECHICKAREECHICKENEDCHICKPEASCHICKWEEDCHICORIESCHIDINGLYCHIEFDOMSCHIEFSHIPCHIEFTAINCHIGETAISCHIGNONEDCHILBLAINCHILDBEDSCHILDCARECHILDHOODCHILDLESSCHILDLIERCHILDLIKECHILIADALCHILIADICCHILIARCHCHILIASMSCHILIASTSCHILIDOGSCHILLIESTCHILLNESSCHILOPODSCHILTEPINCHIMAERASCHIMAERICCHIMBLEYSCHIMBLIESCHIMERISMCHINAWARECHINBONESCHINCAPINCHINCHIERCHINKAPINCHINKIESTCHINSTRAPCHINTZIERCHIPBOARDCHIPMUCKSCHIPMUNKSCHIPOTLESCHIPPABLECHIPPEREDCHIPPIESTCHIRALITYCHIRIMOYACHIROPODYCHIROPTERCHIRPIESTCHIRRUPEDCHISELERSCHISELINGCHISELLEDCHISELLERCHITCHATSCHITINOIDCHITINOUSCHITLINGSCHITOSANSCHITTEREDCHIVALRICCHIVAREEDCHIVAREESCHIVARIEDCHIVARIESCHIVVYING
Ten-Letter Words (57)
CHIASMATICCHIBOUQUESCHICALOTESCHICCORIESCHICKADEESCHICKAREESCHICKENINGCHICKORIESCHICKWEEDSCHICNESSESCHIEFSHIPSCHIEFTAINSCHIFFCHAFFCHIFFONADECHIFFONIERCHIFFOROBECHILBLAINSCHILDBIRTHCHILDCARESCHILDHOODSCHILDISHLYCHILDLIESTCHILDPROOFCHILIARCHSCHILIASTICCHILLINESSCHILLINGLYCHILTEPINSCHIMAERISMCHIMERICALCHIMERISMSCHIMPANZEECHINABERRYCHINAWARESCHINCAPINSCHINCHIESTCHINCHILLACHINKAPINSCHINQUAPINCHINSTRAPSCHINTZIESTCHINWAGGEDCHIONODOXACHIPBOARDSCHIPPERINGCHIRIMOYASCHIROMANCYCHIRONOMIDCHIROPTERSCHIRRUPINGCHIRURGEONCHISELLERSCHISELLINGCHITTERINGCHIVALRIESCHIVALROUSCHIVARIING
Eleven-Letter Words (29)
CHIAROSCUROCHICANERIESCHICKENSHITCHIEFTAINCYCHIFFCHAFFSCHIFFONADESCHIFFONIERSCHIFFOROBESCHILDBIRTHSCHILLNESSESCHIMAERISMSCHIMICHANGACHIMNEYLIKECHIMPANZEESCHINCHILLASCHINOISERIECHINQUAPINSCHINWAGGINGCHIONODOXASCHIRALITIESCHIROGRAPHYCHIROMANCERCHIRONOMIDSCHIROPODIESCHIROPODISTCHIROPTERANCHIRURGEONSCHITCHATTEDCHIVAREEING
Twelve-Letter Words (21)
CHIAROSCUROSCHICKENSHITSCHILDBEARINGCHILDISHNESSCHILLINESSESCHIMERICALLYCHIMICHANGASCHIMNEYPIECECHINABERRIESCHINOISERIESCHIROGRAPHERCHIROGRAPHICCHIROMANCERSCHIROMANCIESCHIROPODISTSCHIROPRACTICCHIROPRACTORCHIROPTERANSCHITCHATTINGCHITTERLINGSCHIVALROUSLY
Thirteen-Letter Words (11)
CHIAROSCURISTCHIEFTAINCIESCHIEFTAINSHIPCHILDBEARINGSCHILDLESSNESSCHILDLIKENESSCHIMNEYPIECESCHIROGRAPHERSCHIROGRAPHIESCHIROPRACTICSCHIROPRACTORS
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
CHIAROSCURISTSCHICKENHEARTEDCHIEFTAINSHIPSCHILDISHNESSESCHINCHERINCHEECHIROGRAPHICALCHIVALROUSNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (3)
CHILDLESSNESSESCHILDLIKENESSESCHINCHERINCHEES