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Is CANTERS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CANTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CANTERS mean?

Canters 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

9

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

7

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 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 CANTERS

CANTERS 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 CANTERS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CANTERS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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