CANULA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CANULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANULA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANULA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANULA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CANULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A thin tube inserted into a blood vessel or body cavity to deliver fluid, remove fluid, or allow access for a medical instrument; a variant spelling of cannula.
Canula and the more common spelling cannula both come from the Latin canna, a reed or small tube, reflecting the object's simple hollow shape. Doctors and nurses insert a canula into a vein to give fluids or medication, or into another body cavity during surgery to drain fluid or introduce an instrument. The single n spelling appears mainly in older or British medical writing, while cannula with a double n is now the standard form in most modern textbooks. Despite the spelling difference, the two words describe exactly the same piece of equipment and are used interchangeably in clinical settings.
How CANULA is used
A medical term, now a less common spelling alongside the more usual cannula.
- The nurse inserted a canula into his arm before the transfusion.
- A canula allowed fluid to drain from the swollen joint.
- The surgeon guided the canula carefully through the incision.
- Older textbooks often spell the device canula rather than cannula.
- She checked that the canula was still securely taped in place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANULA
The 6 tiles of CANULA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CANULA
9 longer words begin with CANULA.
Shorter words from the letters in CANULA
Common questions about CANULA
- Is CANULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANULA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANULA worth?
- CANULA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANULA mean?
- A thin tube inserted into a blood vessel or body cavity to deliver fluid, remove fluid, or allow access for a medical instrument; a variant spelling of cannula.
- What letters can be added to CANULA?
- CANULA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANULA:
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