<p>In Classic Canasta, a Canasta of only wilds is not a legal/valid meld.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#classic-melds" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the rules</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Every meld, whether a Canasta or not, must contain at least 2 natural cards</strong>, and it cannot contain more than 3 total wild cards.</p>
<p>Every meld must contain at least two natural cards. The smallest meld, as usual, consists of three cards, which could be three natural cards (such as 8-8-8) or two natural cards and a wild card (such as Q-Q-2).</p>
<p>Melds can grow as large as you wish. A meld of seven or more cards counts as a canasta. No meld can contain more than three wild cards - so a six card meld must include at least three natural cards, and a canasta must contain at least four natural cards. There is no limit on the number of natural cards that can be added to a complete canasta. A wild card added to a pure canasta of course makes it mixed. Once a canasta contains three wild cards, no further wild cards can be added.</p>
<p><strong>Note that in this version of Canasta, melds consisting entirely of wild cards are not allowed.</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>American/Modern Canasta does allow a meld or Canasta of all Wilds; but that is a less common variant than Classic Canasta. In American Canasta, a wild Canasta that contains jokers and 2s, without containing all 4 jokers, is worth 2000 points (in addition to the value of the 2s and jokers in the meld).</p>
<p><a href="https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#american-scoring" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a>:</p>
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<ul>
<li>a complete twos canasta scores 3000 points (this is a wild canasta made entirely of twos)</li>
<li>a complete joker canasta scores 2500 points (this must contain all four jokers, together with three twos)</li>
<li>any other complete wild canasta (containing one, two or three jokers) scores 2000 points</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>

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Oh noooooooo!  I was soo pleased with myself but thank you for putting us right.
Lorna Millaarr
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GendoIkari
<p>Today I made my first ALL Wild card Canasta with six 2's and a Joker in Classic Canasta :O)  </p>

<p>How much is this worth please?</p>

<p>Also, it was concealed... does that 'Up' the bonus?</p>

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Are you playing classic Canasta or modern/American Canasta?
GendoIkari
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Hiya, We are playing Classic here in Surrey in the UK.
Lorna Millaarr
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How do you score an all wild card Canasta?
Lorna Millaarr
# How do you score an all wild card Canasta?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-17)

Today I made my first ALL Wild card Canasta with six 2's and a Joker in Classic Canasta :O)

How much is this worth please?

Also, it was concealed... does that 'Up' the bonus?

**Tags:** scoring, canasta

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you playing classic Canasta or modern/American Canasta?  
> **username_0**: Hiya, We are playing Classic here in Surrey in the UK.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-17. Score: 2

In Classic Canasta, a Canasta of only wilds is not a legal/valid meld.

From [the rules](https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#classic-melds):

> **Every meld, whether a Canasta or not, must contain at least 2 natural cards**, and it cannot contain more than 3 total wild cards.
>
> Every meld must contain at least two natural cards. The smallest meld, as usual, consists of three cards, which could be three natural cards (such as 8-8-8) or two natural cards and a wild card (such as Q-Q-2).
>
> Melds can grow as large as you wish. A meld of seven or more cards counts as a canasta. No meld can contain more than three wild cards - so a six card meld must include at least three natural cards, and a canasta must contain at least four natural cards. There is no limit on the number of natural cards that can be added to a complete canasta. A wild card added to a pure canasta of course makes it mixed. Once a canasta contains three wild cards, no further wild cards can be added.
>
> **Note that in this version of Canasta, melds consisting entirely of wild cards are not allowed.**

American/Modern Canasta does allow a meld or Canasta of all Wilds; but that is a less common variant than Classic Canasta. In American Canasta, a wild Canasta that contains jokers and 2s, without containing all 4 jokers, is worth 2000 points (in addition to the value of the 2s and jokers in the meld).

[Source](https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#american-scoring):

> * a complete twos canasta scores 3000 points (this is a wild canasta made entirely of twos)
> * a complete joker canasta scores 2500 points (this must contain all four jokers, together with three twos)
> * any other complete wild canasta (containing one, two or three jokers) scores 2000 points

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Oh noooooooo!  I was soo pleased with myself but thank you for putting us right.  

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