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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
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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