CANTHARUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANTHARUS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3a1n1t1h4a1r1u1s1
Depends on the listCANTHARUS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CANTHARUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful CANTHARUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTHARUS
No single letter turns CANTHARUS into another word.
How CANTHARUS scores
Scrabble c3a1n1t1h4a1r1u1s1 14
Words with Friends c4a1n2t1h3a1r1u2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANTHARUS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTHARUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTHARUS
acanthus13 autarchs13 trashcan13 unstarch13 curtanas10 acanths12 anarchs12 anchusa12 autarch12 canthus12 chartas12 chaunts12 staunch12 ascaunt9 cantars9 curtana9 uncarts9 acanth11 achars11 anarch11 ashcan11 chanas11 chants11 charas11 charta11 charts11 chaunt11 churns11 cushat11 nachas11 nautch11 raunch11 scarth11 snatch11 stanch11 starch11 arhats9 haunts9 rathas9 sunhat9
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Common questions about CANTHARUS
- Is CANTHARUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTHARUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTHARUS worth?
- CANTHARUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANTHARUS?
- No single letter can be added to CANTHARUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANTHARUS:
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