CANDELA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CANDELA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDELA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDELA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDELA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
candelasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANDELA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANDELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about CANDELA
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CANDELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The SI unit of luminous intensity.
A candela measures how bright a light source is in a given direction, which is different from the total light a lamp gives off. The name comes from the Latin word for candle, and the unit appears on lamp and display specifications.
How CANDELA is used
Used in physics, lighting and screen specifications.
- The lamp is rated at several hundred candela.
- Brightness is given in candela per square metre.
- One candela is roughly the intensity of a common candle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDELA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANDELA
The 7 tiles of CANDELA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CANDELA
5 longer words begin with CANDELA.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDELA
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Common questions about CANDELA
- Is CANDELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDELA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDELA worth?
- CANDELA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDELA mean?
- The SI unit of luminous intensity.
- What letters can be added to CANDELA?
- CANDELA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANDELA:
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