Is ACANTHOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACANTHOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACANTHOUS mean?
- adjective
shaped like a spine or thorn
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACANTHOUS
ACANTHOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACANTHOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acanthus13
- anchusa12
- cahouns12
- canthus12
- chaunts12
- staunch12
- anchos11
- ashcan11
- cahoun11
- chanas11
- chants11
- chaunt11
- choana11
- couths11
- cushat11
- hoasca11
- nachas11
- nachos11
- nautch11
- scouth11
- snatch11
- stanch11
- ancho10
- caths10
- chana10
- chant10
- chaos10
- chats10
- chons10
- couth10
- hocus10
- nacho10
- natch10
- notch10
- nucha10
- sauch10
- tachs10
- touch10
- conatus9
- sacaton9
- toucans9
- haunts9
- unhats9
- cash9
- cath9
- chao9
- chat9
- chon9
- cosh9
- ouch9
- such9
- tach9
- cantos8
- cantus8
- cotans8
- counts8
- octans8
- sancta8
- tacans8
- toucan8
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