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chieftain

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is CHIEFTAIN a word?

Yes. CHIEFTAIN is a 9-letter noun. the leader of a group of people Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CHIEFTAIN?

C-H-I-E-F-T-A-I-N

CHIEFTAIN contains 9 letters, begins with C, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. the leader of a group of people

    “a captain of industry”

2noun

  1. a head of a tribe or clan

Synonyms
captaintribal chiefchief
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score17points
Words With Friends18points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CHIEFTAIN spelled?

C1H2I3E4F5T6A7I8N9
Starts withCHIFirst 3 letters
Ends withAINLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats I
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →9-letter words →Words starting with CHI →Words ending in AIN →Words made from CHIEFTAIN →Words with A →Words with C →Words with E →Words with F →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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About CHIEFTAIN.

How do you spell CHIEFTAIN?

CHIEFTAIN is spelled C-H-I-E-F-T-A-I-N. It contains 9 letters.