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Is CANICULAR a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CANICULAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CANICULAR mean?

  1. adjective

    of or relating to the dog days of summer

    “the canicular heat of the Deep South”

  2. adjective

    relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)

    “canicular days”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (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 CANICULAR

CANICULAR 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 CANICULAR

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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