CANNULA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CANNULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANNULA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANNULA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANNULA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANNULA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANNULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What does CANNULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A thin tube inserted into a vein or body cavity to give medicine, drain fluid or let air pass.
Nurses place a cannula in the back of the hand so that drugs can flow straight into the bloodstream. Once it is in position, the needle that guided it is withdrawn, leaving only the soft tube.
How CANNULA is used
Standard hospital vocabulary; plural cannulae or cannulas.
- The nurse taped the cannula to his wrist.
- A nasal cannula supplied oxygen during the night.
- The surgeon drew fluid through a narrow cannula.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANNULA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANNULA
9 longer words begin with CANNULA.
Shorter words from the letters in CANNULA
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Common questions about CANNULA
- Is CANNULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANNULA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANNULA worth?
- CANNULA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANNULA mean?
- A thin tube inserted into a vein or body cavity to give medicine, drain fluid or let air pass.
- What letters can be added to CANNULA?
- CANNULA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANNULA:
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