Is CANDLENUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDLENUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANDLENUTS mean?
Candlenuts is a form of CANDLENUT.
- noun
large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
- noun
seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CANDLENUTS
CANDLENUTS 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 CANDLENUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candlenut12
- scandent11
- sulcated11
- unscaled11
- calends10
- candent10
- candles10
- castled10
- caudles10
- cedulas10
- decants10
- descant10
- dulcets10
- nuanced10
- scanned10
- scanted10
- unacted10
- uncased10
- unlaced10
- unsalted9
- cannels9
- cantles9
- censual9
- centals9
- lacunes9
- lancets9
- launces9
- nascent9
- nuances9
- nuncles9
- nutcase9
- sulcate9
- unclean9
- unlaces9
- ascend9
- cadent9
- cadets9
- candle9
- canned9
- canted9
- caudle9
- caulds9
- caused9
- cedula9
- clades9
- dances9
- decals9
- decans9
- decant9
- ducats9
- ductal9
- dulces9
- dulcet9
- dunces9
- educts9
- lanced9
- sauced9
- scaled9
- secund9
- talced9
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