CANNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANNS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANNS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANNS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANNS
No single letter turns CANNS into another word.
How CANNS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CANNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 69,711.
What does CANNS mean in Scrabble?
CANNS is the present-tense form of CANN used with he, she and it.
CANN(verb) — To direct the steering of a ship, especially by calling instructions to a helmsman.
Shorter words from the letters in CANNS
Common questions about CANNS
- Is CANNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANNS is not in it.
- How many points is CANNS worth?
- CANNS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANNS?
- No single letter can be added to CANNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CANNS:
Open CANNS in the Word Finder