CANONICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CANONICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANONICAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANONICAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANONICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canonicalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANONICAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANONICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANONICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANONICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Accepted as authoritative, standard or part of an official body of rules or works.
A canonical text is one a tradition recognises as genuine, and a canonical form is the standard version of something. In church law, canonical means in line with canon law.
How CANONICAL is used
The word canonical suits scripture, literature, law and software alike.
- The four gospels are canonical books of the New Testament.
- Her novel is now part of the canonical literature of the period.
- The canonical form of the equation is easier to solve.
- The priest followed canonical procedure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANONICAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANONICAL
2 longer words begin with CANONICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CANONICAL
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Common questions about CANONICAL
- Is CANONICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANONICAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANONICAL worth?
- CANONICAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANONICAL mean?
- Accepted as authoritative, standard or part of an official body of rules or works.
- What letters can be added to CANONICAL?
- CANONICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANONICAL:
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