CANKEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CANKEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
c3a1n1k5e1r1o1u1s1
PlayableCANKEROUS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CANKEROUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful CANKEROUS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANKEROUS
No single letter turns CANKEROUS into another word.
How CANKEROUS scores
Scrabble c3a1n1k5e1r1o1u1s1 15
Words with Friends c4a1n2k5e1r1o1u2s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANKEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANKEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CANKEROUS
- All 9 letters of CANKEROUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CANKEROUS
crankous14 carneous10 nacreous10 cankers13 caukers13 conkers13 nocakes13 reckans13 reckons13 snacker13 uncakes13 uncorks13 korunas11 unrakes11 acerous9 canoers9 carnose9 carouse9 coarsen9 conures9 corneas9 earcons9 nacrous9 narcose9 rounces9 suncare9 surance9 arenous7 ackers12 canker12 cauker12 conker12 crakes12 cranks12 creaks12 croaks12 crunks12 nocake12 ockers12 reckan12
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Common questions about CANKEROUS
- Is CANKEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANKEROUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANKEROUS worth?
- CANKEROUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANKEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to CANKEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANKEROUS:
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