CAYENNE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CAYENNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAYENNE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAYENNE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAYENNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAYENNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAYENNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does CAYENNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very hot red pepper, or the fiery powder made by grinding its dried pods.
Cooks reach for cayenne when a dish needs sharp heat but little other flavour, and a small pinch goes a long way. It is a common spice in Cajun cooking and in hot sauces. The same word is the name of the chief city of French Guiana.
How CAYENNE is used
Used in cooking and recipes, often as cayenne pepper.
- Add a pinch of cayenne to the sauce for extra heat.
- The chilli was dried and ground into cayenne.
- She dusted the eggs with cayenne and salt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAYENNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAYENNE
2 longer words begin with CAYENNE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAYENNE
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Common questions about CAYENNE
- Is CAYENNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAYENNE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAYENNE worth?
- CAYENNE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAYENNE mean?
- A very hot red pepper, or the fiery powder made by grinding its dried pods.
- What letters can be added to CAYENNE?
- CAYENNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAYENNE:
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