Is “Chine” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CHINE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Chine

/tʃaɪn/

noun
  1. 1.The top of a ridge.

  2. 2.The spine of an animal.

  3. 3.A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.

verb
  1. 1.To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

  2. 2.To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine.