CANTINA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CANTINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANTINA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTINA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cantinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANTINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does CANTINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bar or small tavern, especially in a Spanish-speaking country or the American Southwest.
A cantina is a casual place for drinks and simple food, often with music in the evening. In Italy the same word means a wine cellar or wine shop.
How CANTINA is used
Borrowed from Spanish and Italian, often used for local colour in stories.
- The travellers rested in a dusty cantina at noon.
- A guitarist played in the corner of the cantina.
- The old cantina served only tequila and beans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANTINA
1 longer words begin with CANTINA.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTINA
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Common questions about CANTINA
- Is CANTINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTINA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTINA worth?
- CANTINA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTINA mean?
- A bar or small tavern, especially in a Spanish-speaking country or the American Southwest.
- What letters can be added to CANTINA?
- CANTINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANTINA:
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