CANISTER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CANISTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANISTER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANISTER is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANISTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canistersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANISTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANISTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANISTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CANISTER
- All 8 letters of CANISTER are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 7 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 CANISTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A round or cylindrical container, usually made of metal, used to store things such as tea, film or gas.
Kitchens keep flour, coffee and sugar in a canister with a tight lid, while workshops use one for compressed gas. In military history a canister was a case packed with small shot that burst when fired from a cannon.
How CANISTER is used
Used for household storage containers and for pressurised cylinders.
- She kept the loose tea in a tin canister on the shelf.
- The firefighter carried a canister of oxygen up the stairs.
- An empty canister rolled across the floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANISTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANISTER
The 8 tiles of CANISTER in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with CANISTER
13 longer words begin with CANISTER.
Shorter words from the letters in CANISTER
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Common questions about CANISTER
- Is CANISTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANISTER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANISTER worth?
- CANISTER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANISTER mean?
- A round or cylindrical container, usually made of metal, used to store things such as tea, film or gas.
- What letters can be added to CANISTER?
- CANISTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANISTER:
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