Point Values in Canasta
Natural Cards
Wild Cards
The special value of 3's.
Melds
Canastas
A canasta is a meld that contains seven total cards. Once there are 7 cards no more cards can be added.
A natural (left) canasta is a meld that contains seven natural cards (no wild cards) and scores for 500 pts.
A dirty canasta (right) is a meld that contains five or six of the same cards along with one or two (respectively) wild cards and scores 300 points.