CANDIRUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANDIRUS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CANDIRUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDIRUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDIRUS
No single letter turns CANDIRUS into another word.
How CANDIRUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANDIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CANDIRUS
- All 8 letters of CANDIRUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CANDIRUS
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Common questions about CANDIRUS
- Is CANDIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDIRUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDIRUS worth?
- CANDIRUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANDIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to CANDIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANDIRUS:
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