CANCERATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANCERATE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANCERATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANCERATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANCERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANCERATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANCERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANCERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CANCERATE
The 9 tiles of CANCERATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CANCERATE
2 longer words begin with CANCERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CANCERATE
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Common questions about CANCERATE
- Is CANCERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANCERATE is not in it.
- How many points is CANCERATE worth?
- CANCERATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANCERATE?
- CANCERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANCERATE:
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