Is CANTHARIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANTHARIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 14 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.
Definition
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See the definition of CantharisHooks for CANTHARIS
CANTHARIS 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 CANTHARIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CANTHARIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anarchist14
- archaist13
- canthari13
- citharas13
- acanthi12
- anarchs12
- cithara12
- shitcan12
- anarch11
- ashcan11
- canthi11
- chains11
- chairs11
- chanas11
- chants11
- charas11
- charts11
- chinas11
- chints11
- inarch11
- nachas11
- rachis11
- snatch11
- snitch11
- stanch11
- starch11
- carnitas10
- shaitan10
- shariat10
- tahinas10
- tarnish10
- aitch10
- archi10
- caths10
- chain10
- chair10
- chais10
- chana10
- chant10
- chars10
- chart10
- chats10
- chias10
- china10
- chins10
- chits10
- crash10
- natch10
- ranch10
- ratch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- tachs10
- acrasin9
- anticar9
- arnicas9
- carinas9
- caritas9
- narcist9
- sarcina9
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