CANICULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CANICULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANICULAR?
| 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 CANICULAR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANICULAR
No single letter turns CANICULAR into another word.
How CANICULAR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANICULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANICULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANICULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to the Dog Star, Sirius, or to the hottest part of summer.
Canicular days are the sultry weeks when Sirius rises with the sun, a notion inherited from ancient astronomers. Writers use canicular to evoke oppressive summer heat.
How CANICULAR is used
The word canicular is bookish and tied to the dog days of summer.
- The canicular heat made the streets empty at noon.
- Ancient farmers watched the canicular rising of the star.
- A canicular haze hung over the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANICULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANICULAR
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Common questions about CANICULAR
- Is CANICULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANICULAR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANICULAR worth?
- CANICULAR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANICULAR mean?
- Relating to the Dog Star, Sirius, or to the hottest part of summer.
- What letters can be added to CANICULAR?
- No single letter can be added to CANICULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANICULAR:
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