chitin

1. A tough, protective, semitransparent substance, primarily a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, forming the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons and the cell walls of certain fungi.

2. A horny polysaccharide (CHNO) that forms part of the hard outer integument especially of insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
chitin	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hi	5
ti	2
in	2
it	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chi	8
tin	3
tic	5
hic	8
hin	6
hit	6
ich	8
nth	6
nit	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
thin	7
itch	9
inti	4
inch	9
hint	7
chit	9
chin	9

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chitin	11