CANTHARIDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CANTHARIDIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANTHARIDIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTHARIDIN is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTHARIDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cantharidinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTHARIDIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CANTHARIDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTHARIDIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANTHARIDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A toxic substance made by blister beetles that raises painful blisters on the skin.
Cantharidin is the active ingredient of the old remedy called Spanish fly. In tiny, controlled amounts doctors now use it to remove warts, but it is poisonous when swallowed.
How CANTHARIDIN is used
A technical term from chemistry and medicine.
- Cantharidin causes blisters on contact with skin.
- The beetle secretes cantharidin as a defence.
- A doctor applied cantharidin to remove the wart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTHARIDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANTHARIDIN
1 longer words begin with CANTHARIDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTHARIDIN
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Common questions about CANTHARIDIN
- Is CANTHARIDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTHARIDIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTHARIDIN worth?
- CANTHARIDIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTHARIDIN mean?
- A toxic substance made by blister beetles that raises painful blisters on the skin.
- What letters can be added to CANTHARIDIN?
- CANTHARIDIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CANTHARIDIN:
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