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canton

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Is canton a Scrabble word?

Yes, canton is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of canton?

Definition

noun (English)

1. A division of a political unit.obsolete

2. (heraldry) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.Examples: "The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms."

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To delineate as a separate district.transitive

2. (transitive) To divide into cantons.transitive

3. (transitive) To quarter troops by requisitioning housing from the civilian population.Examples: "To the end of husbanding the supplies, he will cause to be cantoned in the cities and villages the greatest possible numbers of troops"transitive

4. (intransitive) To be allotted such quarters.Examples: "An army, falling back upon its lines of magazines, may … make its retreat with more security than one which has to canton, to subsist, and to extend itself to find cantonments."intransitive

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A song or canto.Examples: "Write loyal cantons of contemnèd love / And sing them loud even in the dead of night."obsolete

name (English)

1. Several places in China:dated

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "canton"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "canton"?

Scrabble
8 points
C3
A1
N1
T1
O1
N1
Words With Friends
11 points
C4
A1
N2
T1
O1
N2

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