CANYON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CANYON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANYON?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANYON is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canyonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANYON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANYON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does CANYON mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A deep valley with steep rocky sides, usually carved over a long time by a river.
Canyons form where flowing water cuts down through hard rock faster than the walls can crumble, which is why the steepest ones lie in dry regions. The Grand Canyon in Arizona is the best-known example. English took the word from Spanish canon, a tube or pipe, and the spelling with a y is the form used in the American Southwest; British writers more often say gorge or ravine.
How CANYON is used
Chiefly North American; used for large natural gorges, and figuratively for city streets between tall buildings.
- The trail drops steeply into the canyon before it follows the river.
- Hawks circled above the red canyon at dusk.
- Wind roared through the narrow canyon all night.
- We hiked to the bottom of the canyon and back in a single day.
- Skyscrapers turned the street into a dark canyon of glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANYON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANYON
9 longer words begin with CANYON.
Shorter words from the letters in CANYON
Common questions about CANYON
- Is CANYON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANYON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANYON worth?
- CANYON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANYON mean?
- A deep valley with steep rocky sides, usually carved over a long time by a river.
- What letters can be added to CANYON?
- CANYON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANYON:
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