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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

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9

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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