CANTONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CANTONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANTONAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTONAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTONAL
No single letter turns CANTONAL into another word.
How CANTONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CANTONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANTONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a canton, which is a small territorial division of a country, especially in Switzerland.
Cantonal matters are decided at the level of a canton rather than by the national government. In Switzerland the word describes laws, taxes, police and elections that differ from one region to the next.
How CANTONAL is used
Cantonal is used mainly when discussing Swiss politics and administration.
- Each cantonal parliament sets its own school rules.
- The cantonal tax rate is lower here than in the next valley.
- She works for the cantonal police in Zurich.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANTONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTONAL
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Common questions about CANTONAL
- Is CANTONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANTONAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANTONAL worth?
- CANTONAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANTONAL mean?
- Relating to a canton, which is a small territorial division of a country, especially in Switzerland.
- What letters can be added to CANTONAL?
- No single letter can be added to CANTONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CANTONAL:
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