12-Letter Words Starting With CANT
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With CANT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With CANT 9 words
How common is CANT at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 twelve-letter words that start with CANT. They average 16.9 points and the best is CANTANKEROUS (18 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.9
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 33.3%
- n 22.2%
- d 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ia11.1%
- ie11.1%
- io11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with CANT
c 3a 1n 1t 1a 1n 1k 5e 1r 1o 1u 1s 1
C 3 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + K 5 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cantankerous
- adjectivestubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate“unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator”
- adjectivehaving a difficult and contrary disposition“a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with CANT are there?
There are 9 twelve-letter words that start with CANT in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with CANT?
CANTANKEROUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CANTILEVERED (18), CANTHARIDIAN (18), CANTHARIDINE (18).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with CANT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CANTHARIDIAN (18), CANTHARIDINE (18), CANTHARIDINS (18), CANTILLATORY (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.