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Is CANTON a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CANTON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CANTON mean?

  1. noun

    a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

  2. noun

    a small administrative division of a country

  3. verb

    provide housing for (military personnel)

  4. verb

    divide into cantons, of a country

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6

C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 8 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 CANTON

Single letters that turn CANTON 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

Anagrams of CANTON

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CANTON

The 34 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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