CANGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANGS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
c3a1n1g2s1
Depends on the listCANGS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 58,092odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept CANGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.8%
Our own measure of how useful CANGS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANGS
No single letter turns CANGS into another word.
How CANGS scores
Scrabble c3a1n1g2s1 8
Words with Friends c4a1n2g3s1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in CANGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
Shorter words from the letters in CANGS
cags7 cang7 scag7 cans6 scan6 gans5 nags5 sang5 snag5 cag6 can5 sac5 ags4 gan4 gas4 nag4 sag4 ans3 nas3 san3 ag3 an2 as2 na2
Common questions about CANGS
- Is CANGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANGS is not in it.
- How many points is CANGS worth?
- CANGS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANGS?
- No single letter can be added to CANGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CANGS:
Open CANGS in the Word Finder