CADMEAN

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Cadmean

Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. These are called Cadmean letters.

Word Game Validity

CADMEAN is valid in Scrabble and most word games!
Scrabble Point Values

Total possible words using these letters:

2 Letter Words
  • AA - 2 points
  • AD - 3 points
  • AE - 2 points
  • AM - 4 points
  • AN - 2 points
  • ...and 8 more
3 Letter Words
  • ACE - 5 points
  • AMA - 5 points
  • ANA - 3 points
  • AND - 4 points
  • ANE - 3 points
  • ...and 15 more
4 Letter Words
  • ACED - 7 points
  • ACME - 8 points
  • ACNE - 6 points
  • AMEN - 6 points
  • CADE - 7 points
  • ...and 16 more
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