CANDIDAS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CANDIDAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDIDAS?
| 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 CANDIDAS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDIDAS
No single letter turns CANDIDAS into another word.
How CANDIDAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANDIDAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDIDAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANDIDAS mean in Scrabble?
CANDIDAS is the plural of CANDIDA.
CANDIDA(noun) — A genus of yeast-like fungi, some of which cause infections such as thrush in the mouth or elsewhere in the body.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDIDAS
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Common questions about CANDIDAS
- Is CANDIDAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDIDAS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDIDAS worth?
- CANDIDAS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANDIDAS?
- No single letter can be added to CANDIDAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANDIDAS:
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