CANDLEPOWER is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CANDLEPOWER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDLEPOWER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDLEPOWER is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDLEPOWER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
candlepowersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANDLEPOWER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CANDLEPOWER, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDLEPOWER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANDLEPOWER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A former unit for measuring the brightness of a light source, based on the light of a standard candle.
Candlepower has been replaced by the candela in scientific work, though the older word survives in descriptions of spotlights and torches. People often use it loosely to mean raw lighting strength.
How CANDLEPOWER is used
Used in lighting, product claims and sometimes figuratively.
- The searchlight claimed a million candlepower.
- Engineers now measure candlepower in candelas.
- A single bulb added little candlepower to the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDLEPOWER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANDLEPOWER
1 longer words begin with CANDLEPOWER.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDLEPOWER
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Common questions about CANDLEPOWER
- Is CANDLEPOWER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDLEPOWER, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDLEPOWER worth?
- CANDLEPOWER is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDLEPOWER mean?
- A former unit for measuring the brightness of a light source, based on the light of a standard candle.
- What letters can be added to CANDLEPOWER?
- CANDLEPOWER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CANDLEPOWER:
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