chicken

chicken is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 20 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
2. noun. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden.
3. noun. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
4. noun. a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
5. noun. the flesh of a chicken used for food

   Synonyms: poulet, volaille

6. noun. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

   Synonyms: crybaby, wimp

7. adjective. easily frightened

   Synonyms: chickenhearted, yellow

Synonyms

poulet, volaille, crybaby, wimp, chickenhearted, yellow

Common word forms

chickens, chickened, chickening

Words from these letters

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