CANTATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANTATES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANTATES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTATES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTATES
No single letter turns CANTATES into another word.
How CANTATES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANTATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTATES has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CANTATES
The 8 tiles of CANTATES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTATES
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Common questions about CANTATES
- Is CANTATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANTATES is not in it.
- How many points is CANTATES worth?
- CANTATES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANTATES?
- No single letter can be added to CANTATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANTATES:
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