Is CANDELA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDELA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANDELA mean?
- noun
the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + A (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 CANDELA
Single letters that turn CANDELA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of CANDELA
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CANDELA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canaled10
- decanal10
- alcade9
- candle9
- lanced9
- anlace8
- acned8
- caned8
- clade8
- dance8
- decal8
- decan8
- laced8
- canal7
- clean7
- lance7
- aced7
- cade7
- clad7
- dace7
- aland6
- eland6
- laden6
- naled6
- acne6
- alec6
- cane6
- clan6
- lace6
- cad6
- alane5
- dale5
- deal5
- dean5
- lade5
- land5
- lead5
- lend5
- nada5
- ace5
- cal5
- can5
- cel5
- lac5
- alae4
- alan4
- anal4
- elan4
- lane4
- lean4
- nala4
- and4
- dal4
- dan4
- del4
- den4
- eld4
- end4
- lad4
- led4
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