CANTONISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CANTONISE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CANTONISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANTONISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANTONISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANTONISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANTONISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANTONISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CANTONISE
The 9 tiles of CANTONISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CANTONISE
2 longer words begin with CANTONISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CANTONISE
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Common questions about CANTONISE
- Is CANTONISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CANTONISE is not in it.
- How many points is CANTONISE worth?
- CANTONISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANTONISE?
- CANTONISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANTONISE:
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