Is CANDIDATURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDIDATURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANDIDATURES mean?
Candidatures is a form of CANDIDATURE.
- noun
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 CANDIDATURES
CANDIDATURES 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 CANDIDATURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candidature15
- candidates14
- transduced14
- discarnate13
- eradicants13
- candidate13
- candidest13
- cruddiest13
- discanted13
- distanced13
- radicands13
- radicated13
- readdicts13
- riddances13
- andradites12
- carinated12
- curtained12
- dicentras12
- eradicant12
- incrusted12
- radiances12
- radicates12
- rancidest12
- reinducts12
- transduce12
- underacts12
- adducent12
- adducers12
- candidas12
- candider12
- caudated12
- crusaded12
- deciduas12
- inducted12
- radicand12
- readdict12
- riddance12
- traduced12
- uncarded12
- actuaries11
- andradite11
- ascertain11
- craniates11
- indurated11
- sectarian11
- transuded11
- truancies11
- acridest11
- aduncate11
- antacids11
- arcuated11
- cadaster11
- cadastre11
- caudates11
- crudites11
- curdiest11
- curtsied11
- danciest11
- dicentra11
- distance11
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