CANTHARIDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANTHARIDS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANTHARIDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTHARIDS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTHARIDS
No single letter turns CANTHARIDS into another word.
How CANTHARIDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CANTHARIDS, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTHARIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTHARIDS
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Common questions about CANTHARIDS
- Is CANTHARIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANTHARIDS is not in it.
- How many points is CANTHARIDS worth?
- CANTHARIDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANTHARIDS?
- No single letter can be added to CANTHARIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CANTHARIDS:
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