CANTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CANTAL 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 CANTAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does CANTAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A firm, pale yellow cheese made from cow's milk in the Cantal region of central France, with a nutty, slightly tangy taste.
Cantal is pressed and matured for weeks or months, which gives it a dense texture somewhere between cheddar and gouda, and the flavor grows sharper the longer it ages. It is one of the oldest cheeses made in France, with a history said to stretch back over two thousand years in the volcanic pastures of the Auvergne. Cantal is sold at different stages of ripeness, from young and mild to aged and quite strong, and is often grated or melted into regional dishes such as aligot. Outside France it appears mainly in specialist cheese shops rather than everyday supermarkets.
How CANTAL is used
Used in cooking and cheese making, mainly in French and specialist culinary contexts.
- The market stall sold wedges of aged cantal beside the bread.
- She grated cantal over the potatoes for a rich, cheesy dish.
- A young cantal tastes milder than one aged for a year.
- The recipe recommends cantal if gruyere is not available.
- He brought back a wheel of cantal from his trip to France.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANTAL
7 longer words begin with CANTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTAL
Common questions about CANTAL
- Is CANTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTAL worth?
- CANTAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTAL mean?
- A firm, pale yellow cheese made from cow's milk in the Cantal region of central France, with a nutty, slightly tangy taste.
- What letters can be added to CANTAL?
- CANTAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANTAL:
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