CANDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CANDENT 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 CANDENT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDENT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDENT
Front hooks — 1
scandentBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CANDENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does CANDENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Glowing with heat; heated to a white heat.
Something candent has been heated until it gives off light, like metal drawn from a forge. The word is rare and old-fashioned, and writers use it mostly for an elevated or poetic effect.
How CANDENT is used
Found in old or poetic writing about very hot, glowing objects.
- The smith lifted a candent bar from the coals.
- A candent glow filled the furnace room.
- The poet described the candent sun at midday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDENT
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Common questions about CANDENT
- Is CANDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDENT worth?
- CANDENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDENT mean?
- Glowing with heat; heated to a white heat.
- What letters can be added to CANDENT?
- CANDENT takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANDENT:
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