CANTHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CANTHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANTHAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTHAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTHAL
No single letter turns CANTHAL into another word.
How CANTHAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANTHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does CANTHAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the canthus, the corner of the eye where the upper and lower lids meet.
Canthal is a medical and anatomical word that doctors use when describing eyelid shape or surgery. A canthal tilt, for instance, measures how the outer corner of the eye sits compared with the inner corner.
How CANTHAL is used
Canthal is a technical adjective used in anatomy and eye surgery.
- The surgeon examined the canthal region of the eyelid.
- A small canthal tendon holds the lid in place.
- The injury left a canthal scar near the nose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTHAL
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Common questions about CANTHAL
- Is CANTHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTHAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTHAL worth?
- CANTHAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTHAL mean?
- Relating to the canthus, the corner of the eye where the upper and lower lids meet.
- What letters can be added to CANTHAL?
- No single letter can be added to CANTHAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANTHAL:
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