Is CANTONED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANTONED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANTONED mean?
Cantoned is a form of CANTON.
- noun
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
- noun
a small administrative division of a country
- verb
provide housing for (military personnel)
- verb
divide into cantons, of a country
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 CANTONED
CANTONED 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 CANTONED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candent10
- contend10
- tacnode10
- connate9
- acnode9
- cadent9
- canned9
- canoed9
- canted9
- coated9
- conned9
- deacon9
- decant9
- docent9
- ancone8
- cannot8
- canton8
- nocent8
- octane8
- acned8
- acted8
- cadet8
- caned8
- coden8
- coned8
- coted8
- dance8
- decan8
- octad8
- atoned7
- donate7
- tanned7
- tendon7
- ancon7
- canoe7
- canon7
- canto7
- cento7
- conte7
- cotan7
- enact7
- nonce7
- ocean7
- octan7
- oncet7
- aced7
- cade7
- coda7
- code7
- coed7
- dace7
- deco7
- anode6
- anted6
- donna6
- donne6
- noted6
- toned6
- acne6
- cane6
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