CABOOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CABOOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CABOOSE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CABOOSE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABOOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caboosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CABOOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CABOOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does CABOOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The last car of a freight train, used by the train crew.
Caboose cars once carried the brakemen and conductor, and they had a raised window for watching the train. At sea the same word meant the cooking room on a ship's deck.
How CABOOSE is used
The word caboose is mainly American and now has a nostalgic ring, since modern trains rarely use one.
- The children waved at the red caboose.
- The old caboose was turned into a small museum.
- The conductor rode in the caboose at the end of the train.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CABOOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CABOOSE
1 longer words begin with CABOOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CABOOSE
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Common questions about CABOOSE
- Is CABOOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CABOOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CABOOSE worth?
- CABOOSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CABOOSE mean?
- The last car of a freight train, used by the train crew.
- What letters can be added to CABOOSE?
- CABOOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CABOOSE:
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