Is CARDOONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARDOONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARDOONS mean?
Cardoons is a form of CARDOON.
- noun
southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
- noun
only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 CARDOONS
CARDOONS 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 CARDOONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candors10
- cardons10
- cardoon10
- condors10
- cordons10
- dacrons10
- coronas9
- racoons9
- candor9
- cardon9
- codons9
- condor9
- condos9
- cordon9
- dacron9
- nardoos8
- acorns8
- corona8
- croons8
- narcos8
- racons8
- racoon8
- cards8
- codas8
- codon8
- condo8
- cords8
- scrod8
- adorns7
- andros7
- donors7
- nardoo7
- radons7
- randos7
- rondos7
- acorn7
- acros7
- ascon7
- canso7
- carns7
- coons7
- corns7
- croon7
- narco7
- narcs7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- racon7
- scorn7
- scran7
- cads7
- card7
- coda7
- cods7
- cord7
- docs7
- scad7
- adorn6
- andro6
- darns6
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