Is CANTILLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANTILLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANTILLATES mean?
Cantillates is a form of CANTILLATE.
- verb
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
“The rabbi chanted a prayer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CANTILLATES
CANTILLATES 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 CANTILLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cantillate12
- alliances11
- analcites11
- anelastic11
- canailles11
- castellan11
- laitances11
- scaletail11
- tetanical11
- alliance10
- analcite10
- analects10
- ancillae10
- ancillas10
- callants10
- canaille10
- canalise10
- canellas10
- canistel10
- castanet10
- cattails10
- cliental10
- entastic10
- estancia10
- lactates10
- lacteals10
- laitance10
- lattices10
- nictates10
- santalic10
- statical10
- talciest10
- tantalic10
- tetanics10
- allanites9
- tantalise9
- acetals9
- acetins9
- actinal9
- ancilla9
- anlaces9
- astatic9
- callans9
- callant9
- callets9
- canella9
- cantals9
- cantles9
- catenas9
- catlins9
- cattail9
- catties9
- cellist9
- centals9
- cineast9
- clients9
- elastic9
- inlaces9
- laciest9
- lactase9
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