BICARB is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BICARB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BICARB?
| 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 BICARB is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICARB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bicarbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BICARB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BICARB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,226 thousand.
What stands out about BICARB
- BICARB begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BICARB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A short everyday name for bicarbonate of soda, the white powder used in baking and as a mild antacid.
Bicarb is a clipped form of bicarbonate and is especially common in British and Australian kitchens. People reach for bicarb to make cakes rise, to scrub pans, to soak up smells in a fridge and to settle an upset stomach. The same powder is called baking soda in American English.
How BICARB is used
Informal, chiefly British and Australian; the full term is bicarbonate of soda.
- Add a spoonful of bicarb to the dry mix.
- A paste of bicarb and water will lift the stain.
- My grandmother swore by bicarb for indigestion.
- Leave a bowl of bicarb at the back of the fridge.
- The recipe calls for bicarb rather than baking powder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BICARB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BICARB
3 longer words begin with BICARB.
Shorter words from the letters in BICARB
Common questions about BICARB
- Is BICARB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BICARB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BICARB worth?
- BICARB is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BICARB mean?
- A short everyday name for bicarbonate of soda, the white powder used in baking and as a mild antacid.
- What letters can be added to BICARB?
- BICARB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BICARB:
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