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Is CANTONING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CANTONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CANTONING mean?

Cantoning is a form of CANTON.

  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

12

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 CANTONING

CANTONING 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.

Anagrams of CANTONING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CANTONING

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