Is NONCANDIDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONCANDIDATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONCANDIDATES mean?
Noncandidates is a form of NONCANDIDATE.
- noun
someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 NONCANDIDATES
NONCANDIDATES 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 NONCANDIDATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- noncandidate16
- candidates14
- cannonaded14
- nonaddicts14
- cannonades13
- diaconates13
- sanctioned13
- candidate13
- candidest13
- discanted13
- distanced13
- nonaddict13
- ascendant12
- cannonade12
- canonised12
- catenoids12
- contained12
- diaconate12
- instanced12
- nondances12
- sonicated12
- candidas12
- andantinos11
- caseation11
- enactions11
- innocents11
- noninsect11
- santonica11
- actioned11
- anecdota11
- antacids11
- cannoned11
- cantoned11
- catenoid11
- codeinas11
- contends11
- danciest11
- diocesan11
- distance11
- endocast11
- incanted11
- nonacids11
- nondance11
- scandent11
- tacnodes11
- addicts11
- caddies11
- candida11
- candids11
- candied11
- didacts11
- discoed11
- adnations10
- andantino10
- antinodes10
- aconites10
- actinons10
- adenoids10
- ancients10
- anodised10
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