Is CANARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANARIES mean?
- noun
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 CANARIES
CANARIES 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.
Anagrams of CANARIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CANARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acarines10
- cesarian10
- sarcinae10
- acarine9
- acrasin9
- arcsine9
- arnicas9
- arsenic9
- carinae9
- carinas9
- carnies9
- sarcina9
- acinar8
- arcane8
- arecas8
- arnica8
- caesar8
- cairns8
- caners8
- caries8
- carina8
- carnie8
- casein8
- casern8
- cerias8
- cranes8
- crania8
- ericas8
- incase8
- nacres8
- rances8
- acais7
- acari7
- acnes7
- acres7
- aecia7
- areca7
- areic7
- cains7
- cairn7
- caner7
- canes7
- cares7
- carns7
- carse7
- ceria7
- cines7
- cires7
- crane7
- crias7
- cries7
- erica7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narcs7
- naric7
- nicer7
- races7
- rance7
- rices7
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