CANOODLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CANOODLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANOODLE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANOODLE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANOODLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANOODLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANOODLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANOODLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANOODLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To make love playfully, with petting and whispered affection.
To canoodle is a playful, slightly teasing way of describing public or private romance. It suggests gentle affection rather than anything serious, and newspapers often use it for celebrity couples caught together.
How CANOODLE is used
Informal and lightly humorous, common in gossip columns and casual conversation.
- The couple canoodle on the park bench every lunchtime.
- Photographers caught the actors trying to canoodle in a quiet corner of the restaurant.
- Stop trying to canoodle while we are watching the film.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANOODLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANOODLE
4 longer words begin with CANOODLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CANOODLE
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Common questions about CANOODLE
- Is CANOODLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANOODLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANOODLE worth?
- CANOODLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANOODLE mean?
- To make love playfully, with petting and whispered affection.
- What letters can be added to CANOODLE?
- CANOODLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANOODLE:
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