Is CNIDARIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CNIDARIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CNIDARIANS mean?
Cnidarians is a form of CNIDARIAN.
- noun
radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + N (1) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (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 CNIDARIANS
CNIDARIANS 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 CNIDARIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cnidarian12
- ascidian11
- indicans11
- arancini10
- acarids10
- ascarid10
- ascidia10
- canards10
- cardias10
- indican10
- scandia10
- acrasin9
- arnicas9
- carinas9
- niacins9
- sarcina9
- acarid9
- cairds9
- canard9
- canids9
- cardia9
- darics9
- nicads9
- rancid9
- innards8
- radians8
- randans8
- acinar8
- anisic8
- arnica8
- cairns8
- cannas8
- carina8
- casini8
- crania8
- niacin8
- ricins8
- acids8
- acrid8
- asdic8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caird8
- canid8
- cards8
- cnida8
- daric8
- disci8
- nicad8
- dinars7
- drains7
- indris7
- nadirs7
- naiads7
- radian7
- randan7
- ranids7
- acais7
- acari7
- acini7
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