APPLECART is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. APPLECART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APPLECART?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPLECART is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPLECART
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
applecartsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPLECART scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APPLECART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APPLECART has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APPLECART mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hand-pushed cart from which apples and other fruit are sold.
These days the word is best known from the saying about upsetting the applecart, meaning to spoil a carefully made plan. The literal barrow is mostly a picture from older street markets.
How APPLECART is used
Mostly seen in the idiom upset the applecart; the literal cart is now rare.
- The vendor wheeled his applecart to the corner every morning.
- A sudden rule change threatened to upset the applecart.
- She did not want to upset the applecart just before the launch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPLECART and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APPLECART
1 longer words begin with APPLECART.
Shorter words from the letters in APPLECART
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Common questions about APPLECART
- Is APPLECART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPLECART, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPLECART worth?
- APPLECART is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPLECART mean?
- A hand-pushed cart from which apples and other fruit are sold.
- What letters can be added to APPLECART?
- APPLECART takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APPLECART:
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