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
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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