CABRILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CABRILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CABRILLA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CABRILLA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABRILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cabrillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CABRILLA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CABRILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CABRILLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CABRILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any of several edible sea basses found in warm waters, such as those off Florida and the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Cabrilla is a Spanish-derived name used for several groupers and sea basses. Anglers and fishmongers use it loosely, so the same label may cover different species depending on the coast.
How CABRILLA is used
Seen in fishing guides and seafood menus along warm coasts.
- The restaurant served grilled cabrilla with lime and rice.
- He caught a cabrilla near the rocky reef.
- A cabrilla hides in crevices and strikes at passing bait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CABRILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CABRILLA
The 8 tiles of CABRILLA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CABRILLA
1 longer words begin with CABRILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in CABRILLA
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Common questions about CABRILLA
- Is CABRILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CABRILLA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CABRILLA worth?
- CABRILLA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CABRILLA mean?
- Any of several edible sea basses found in warm waters, such as those off Florida and the Pacific coast of Mexico.
- What letters can be added to CABRILLA?
- CABRILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CABRILLA:
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