CANTHAXANTHINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANTHAXANTHINE 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANTHAXANTHINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTHAXANTHINE is to know. It scores 29 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTHAXANTHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canthaxanthinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTHAXANTHINE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CANTHAXANTHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTHAXANTHINE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CANTHAXANTHINE
1 longer words begin with CANTHAXANTHINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTHAXANTHINE
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Common questions about CANTHAXANTHINE
- Is CANTHAXANTHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANTHAXANTHINE is not in it.
- How many points is CANTHAXANTHINE worth?
- CANTHAXANTHINE is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANTHAXANTHINE?
- CANTHAXANTHINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CANTHAXANTHINE:
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