CATANANCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATANANCHES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3a1t1a1n1a1n1c3h4e1s1
Depends on the listCATANANCHES · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CATANANCHES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful CATANANCHES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATANANCHES
No single letter turns CATANANCHES into another word.
How CATANANCHES scores
Scrabble c3a1t1a1n1a1n1c3h4e1s1 18
Words with Friends c4a1t1a1n2a1n2c4h3e1s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in CATANANCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATANANCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATANANCHES
catananche17 cannachs15 acanthae13 acanthas13 enchants13 cachets14 canchas14 cannach14 catchen14 catches14 chances14 acantha12 acanths12 achates12 chasten12 enchant12 natches12 accents11 cancans11 saccate11 tannahs10 thannas10 canasta9 catenas9 nascent9 anatase7 annates7 caches13 cachet13 cancha13 chaces13 chance13 scatch13 acanth11 ashcan11 canehs11 chaeta11 chanas11 chants11 chaste11
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Common questions about CATANANCHES
- Is CATANANCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATANANCHES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATANANCHES worth?
- CATANANCHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATANANCHES?
- No single letter can be added to CATANANCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CATANANCHES:
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