Is CAYENNES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAYENNES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAYENNES mean?
Cayennes is a form of CAYENNE.
- noun
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
- noun
ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
- noun
a long and often twisted hot red pepper
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CAYENNES
CAYENNES 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 CAYENNES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cayenne12
- canny10
- cyans10
- sycee10
- cays9
- cyan9
- syce9
- sync9
- encase8
- seance8
- seneca8
- eensy8
- yeans8
- cay8
- acnes7
- canes7
- cease7
- cense7
- scena7
- scene7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- eyen7
- eyes7
- eyne7
- nays7
- snye7
- syne7
- yean7
- yeas7
- yens7
- aces6
- acne6
- cane6
- cans6
- case6
- cees6
- scan6
- any6
- aye6
- ays6
- eye6
- nay6
- say6
- syn6
- yas6
- yea6
- yen6
- yes6
- nenes5
- senna5
- ace5
- can5
- cee5
- sac5
- sec5
- ay5
- ya5
- ye5
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