CANTALA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CANTALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANTALA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTALA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTALA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cantalasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTALA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANTALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does CANTALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A strong coarse fibre from the leaves of a tropical agave plant, used for cord and twine.
Rope makers in the Philippines and Java spin cantala into twine and sacking. The plant that produces the fibre carries the same name, and is related to sisal.
How CANTALA is used
A trade and botany term for both the fibre and its source plant.
- The farmers cut cantala leaves to make cord.
- Bags woven of cantala are strong but rough.
- Cantala fibre is cheaper than hemp in that region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTALA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANTALA
1 longer words begin with CANTALA.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTALA
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Common questions about CANTALA
- Is CANTALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTALA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTALA worth?
- CANTALA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTALA mean?
- A strong coarse fibre from the leaves of a tropical agave plant, used for cord and twine.
- What letters can be added to CANTALA?
- CANTALA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANTALA:
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