CANDLELIT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CANDLELIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDLELIT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDLELIT is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDLELIT
No single letter turns CANDLELIT into another word.
How CANDLELIT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANDLELIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDLELIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANDLELIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lit by the light of candles.
Candlelit scenes are linked with romance, ceremony and old-fashioned atmosphere. A candlelit dinner is the standard picture of an intimate evening, while a candlelit church or procession suggests quiet reverence.
How CANDLELIT is used
Typically describes dinners, rooms and vigils.
- They shared a candlelit dinner on the terrace.
- The candlelit chapel was silent.
- A candlelit path led down to the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDLELIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDLELIT
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Common questions about CANDLELIT
- Is CANDLELIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDLELIT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDLELIT worth?
- CANDLELIT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDLELIT mean?
- Lit by the light of candles.
- What letters can be added to CANDLELIT?
- No single letter can be added to CANDLELIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANDLELIT:
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