CARDAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARDAN 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 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3a1r1d2a1n1
Depends on the listCARDAN · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 114,974odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept CARDAN?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful CARDAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDAN
No single letter turns CARDAN into another word.
How CARDAN scores
Scrabble c3a1r1d2a1n1 9
Words with Friends c4a1r1d2a1n2 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in CARDAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
Anagrams of CARDAN
The 6 tiles of CARDAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDAN
card7 drac7 carn6 cran6 narc6 raca6 darn5 nada5 nard5 rand5 arna4 rana4 cad6 arc5 caa5 can5 car5 and4 ard4 dan4 rad4 ana3 ran3 ad3 da3 aa2 an2 ar2 na2
Common questions about CARDAN
- Is CARDAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDAN worth?
- CARDAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARDAN?
- No single letter can be added to CARDAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CARDAN:
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