CANTHUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CANTHUS 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 CANTHUS?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTHUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTHUS
Front hooks — 1
acanthusBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CANTHUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANTHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about CANTHUS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CANTHUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Either corner of the eye, where the upper and lower eyelids meet.
Each eye has two of these corners: the inner one next to the nose and the outer one near the temple. The canthus matters in anatomy, in eyelid surgery and in makeup, where artists work close to it.
How CANTHUS is used
Canthus is an anatomical term; the plural is canthi.
- A tear gathered in the inner canthus.
- The doctor checked the outer canthus for swelling.
- The cut reached the corner of her left canthus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTHUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANTHUS
The 7 tiles of CANTHUS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTHUS
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Common questions about CANTHUS
- Is CANTHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTHUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTHUS worth?
- CANTHUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTHUS mean?
- Either corner of the eye, where the upper and lower eyelids meet.
- What letters can be added to CANTHUS?
- CANTHUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANTHUS:
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