chicken

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/
nounverb

A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

    “backyard chickens”

  2. The meat from this bird eaten as food.

    “boneless chicken”

  3. A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

  4. The game of dare.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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CHICKEN at a glance

CHICKEN has 7 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + N 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,279 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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