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Is CANTERED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CANTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CANTERED mean?

Cantered is a form of CANTER.

  1. noun

    a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

  2. verb

    ride at a canter

    “The men cantered away”

  3. verb

    go at a canter, of horses

  4. verb

    ride at a cantering pace

    “He cantered the horse across the meadow”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8

C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 CANTERED

CANTERED 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 CANTERED

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CANTERED

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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