CANDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CANDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does CANDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stick of wax with a central wick that is lit to give light.
Before electricity, the candle was the main source of indoor light, and it is still used for ceremonies, birthdays and power cuts. Its brightness gave an old unit of measure, and the saying "the game is not worth the candle" warns against effort that costs more than it gains. As a verb, to candle an egg means to hold it up to a bright light to check it.
How CANDLE is used
Everyday word; the verb sense about eggs is technical.
- She lit a candle on the windowsill.
- The candle burned down to a small pool of wax.
- There was no power, so we ate by candle.
- Each child blew out a candle on the cake.
- He cannot hold a candle to his teacher.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANDLE
The 6 tiles of CANDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CANDLE
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with CANDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDLE
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Common questions about CANDLE
- Is CANDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDLE worth?
- CANDLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDLE mean?
- A stick of wax with a central wick that is lit to give light.
- What letters can be added to CANDLE?
- CANDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANDLE:
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