CANTEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CANTEEN 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 CANTEEN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTEEN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canteensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTEEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANTEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What does CANTEEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A restaurant in a school, factory or office where staff or students eat, or a small flask for carrying water.
Workers queue at the canteen for a cheap hot lunch. Soldiers and hikers use a different kind of canteen, a metal or plastic bottle slung from the belt. A third sense is a boxed set of cutlery.
How CANTEEN is used
Common in British English for a workplace dining hall.
- We met for lunch in the school canteen.
- He filled his canteen at the spring before climbing.
- The wedding gift was a canteen of silver cutlery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTEEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANTEEN
1 longer words begin with CANTEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTEEN
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Common questions about CANTEEN
- Is CANTEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTEEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTEEN worth?
- CANTEEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTEEN mean?
- A restaurant in a school, factory or office where staff or students eat, or a small flask for carrying water.
- What letters can be added to CANTEEN?
- CANTEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANTEEN:
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