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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
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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