The word cancan is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • cancan n. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
  • cancan n. (Motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
  • cancan v. To dance the cancan.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ARE BOTH BROUGHT CANCAN CHORUS DANCE HIGH IN IS KICKING LEG LEGS LINE MOTOCROSS ON ONE ORIGINATING OVER SEAT SIDE SO THAT THE TO TRICK WHERE

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

FRANCE

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN CAN

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

NA

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

CANCANS

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+H CANNACH
+S CANCANS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C CANNA

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 17238 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 315358 chance.

Other languages

  • Valid: French German Spanish Italian Romanian
  • (In French) CANCAN n.m.
  • (In Spanish) CANCÁN m. Danza frívola y muy movida, que se importó de Francia en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, y que hoy se ejecuta solo por mujeres como parte de un espectáculo.
  • (In Spanish) CANCÁN m. Murc. Molestia, fastidio.

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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