CANNONEER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CANNONEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANNONEER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANNONEER is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANNONEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cannoneersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANNONEER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANNONEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANNONEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANNONEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A soldier who loads, aims and fires a cannon.
Before modern artillery units, a cannoneer was the crew member responsible for working a gun in battle. The word appears in accounts of old wars, forts and naval actions.
How CANNONEER is used
Cannoneer is used mostly in military history and in stories set in the age of cannon fire.
- The cannoneer lit the fuse and stepped back from the gun.
- Each cannoneer on the wall knew his task by heart.
- A skilled cannoneer could hit a ship at long range.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANNONEER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANNONEER
1 longer words begin with CANNONEER.
Shorter words from the letters in CANNONEER
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Common questions about CANNONEER
- Is CANNONEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANNONEER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANNONEER worth?
- CANNONEER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANNONEER mean?
- A soldier who loads, aims and fires a cannon.
- What letters can be added to CANNONEER?
- CANNONEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANNONEER:
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