Is CANTICLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANTICLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANTICLE mean?
- noun
a hymn derived from the Bible
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 12 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 CANTICLE
Single letters that turn CANTICLE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CANTICLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calcine11
- calcite11
- accent10
- acetic10
- cancel10
- cantic10
- celiac10
- cicale10
- lactic10
- cacti9
- cecal9
- acetin8
- atelic8
- cantle8
- catlin8
- centai8
- cental8
- client8
- enatic8
- inlace8
- lancet8
- lectin8
- lentic8
- tincal8
- ceca8
- actin7
- antic7
- clean7
- cleat7
- cline7
- eclat7
- enact7
- ileac7
- incel7
- lance7
- linac7
- telic7
- tical7
- entail6
- tenail6
- tineal6
- acne6
- alec6
- cain6
- cane6
- cant6
- cate6
- ceil6
- celt6
- cent6
- cine6
- cite6
- clan6
- clit6
- etic6
- lace6
- laic6
- lice6
- nice6
- tace6
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