CANNIKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CANNIKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANNIKIN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANNIKIN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANNIKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cannikinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANNIKIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANNIKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANNIKIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANNIKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A small can or drinking cup, or a small wooden bucket.
Cannikin is an old-fashioned word that survives in the line about clinking the cannikin in a famous song. Its -kin ending marks something small, as in napkin or lambkin.
How CANNIKIN is used
Archaic or humorous; used in old songs and tales.
- He drained the cannikin of ale in one gulp.
- A tin cannikin hung from the soldier belt.
- Let the cannikin clink, goes the old song.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANNIKIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANNIKIN
1 longer words begin with CANNIKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CANNIKIN
Common questions about CANNIKIN
- Is CANNIKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANNIKIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANNIKIN worth?
- CANNIKIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANNIKIN mean?
- A small can or drinking cup, or a small wooden bucket.
- What letters can be added to CANNIKIN?
- CANNIKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANNIKIN:
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