CARPET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CARPET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARPET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARPET is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARPET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carpetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARPET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CARPET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does CARPET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick woven covering for a floor, usually fitted wall to wall.
The word came into English from Old French and Latin and once referred to a heavy cloth thrown over a table or bed, not the floor. Today a carpet usually means something fitted to a room, while a rug is a smaller piece that can be moved. Used as a verb it means to cover a surface thickly, as when leaves carpet a forest floor, and in British speech to carpet someone is to scold them.
How CARPET is used
Everyday word; also used figuratively for any thick covering.
- They chose a deep blue carpet for the hall.
- Spilled wine left a stain on the carpet.
- The fallen petals carpet the garden path.
- The manager called him in to carpet him for being late.
- A red carpet was unrolled for the guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARPET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARPET
The 6 tiles of CARPET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CARPET
18 longer words begin with CARPET.
Shorter words from the letters in CARPET
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Common questions about CARPET
- Is CARPET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARPET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARPET worth?
- CARPET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARPET mean?
- A thick woven covering for a floor, usually fitted wall to wall.
- What letters can be added to CARPET?
- CARPET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CARPET:
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