CANDOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CANDOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDOR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
candorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANDOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANDOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about CANDOR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CANDOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The quality of speaking honestly and openly, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
Candor is the American spelling, with candour used in British English. It suggests more than telling the truth: the speaker is also frank about matters that others might choose to hide, and often does so in a fair-minded way. The word comes from a Latin term for brightness or whiteness, and the sense of purity of mind came from that.
How CANDOR is used
Formal; often praised in reviews, testimony and speeches.
- She answered the question with unusual candor.
- His candor surprised the committee.
- The memoir is admired for its candor about failure.
- I asked for candor and I got it.
- A little candor would have saved us weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANDOR
The 6 tiles of CANDOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CANDOR
1 longer words begin with CANDOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDOR
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Common questions about CANDOR
- Is CANDOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDOR worth?
- CANDOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDOR mean?
- The quality of speaking honestly and openly, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
- What letters can be added to CANDOR?
- CANDOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANDOR:
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