CANNOT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CANNOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANNOT?
| 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 CANNOT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANNOT
No single letter turns CANNOT into another word.
How CANNOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANNOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does CANNOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be unable to do something, or not to be allowed to do it; the negative form of can.
Cannot joins can and not into a single word, and it is the standard way to write the negative in careful English, though can not and the contraction can't are also common. It covers two related ideas: lacking the ability to do something, as in cannot swim, and lacking permission, as in visitors cannot enter after six. Style guides differ on whether cannot, can not or can't reads more naturally, and the choice often depends on formality rather than meaning. The one-word spelling is generally preferred in formal writing, while can't dominates in speech.
How CANNOT is used
Standard in both formal and everyday English for expressing inability or lack of permission.
- I cannot attend the meeting on Friday.
- The old lock cannot be opened without the original key.
- She cannot decide between the two job offers.
- Visitors cannot bring food into the exhibition hall.
- He cannot explain why the numbers do not match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANNOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANNOT
The 6 tiles of CANNOT in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CANNOT
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Common questions about CANNOT
- Is CANNOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANNOT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANNOT worth?
- CANNOT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANNOT mean?
- To be unable to do something, or not to be allowed to do it; the negative form of can.
- What letters can be added to CANNOT?
- No single letter can be added to CANNOT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANNOT:
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