Is CANTHARUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANTHARUS 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
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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
Looking for what Cantharus means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of CantharusHooks for CANTHARUS
CANTHARUS 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 CANTHARUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acanthus13
- autarchs13
- anarchs12
- anchusa12
- autarch12
- canthus12
- chaunts12
- staunch12
- anarch11
- ashcan11
- chanas11
- chants11
- charas11
- charts11
- chaunt11
- churns11
- cushat11
- nachas11
- nautch11
- raunch11
- snatch11
- stanch11
- starch11
- curtanas10
- caths10
- chana10
- chant10
- chars10
- chart10
- chats10
- churn10
- crash10
- crush10
- natch10
- nucha10
- ranch10
- ratch10
- sauch10
- tachs10
- curtana9
- arhats9
- haunts9
- unhats9
- arch9
- cash9
- cath9
- char9
- chat9
- such9
- tach9
- acarus8
- cantus8
- carats8
- sancta8
- tacans8
- uncast8
- arhat8
- haars8
- hansa8
- hants8
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