CAFTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAFTAN 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 CAFTAN?
| 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 CAFTAN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAFTAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caftansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAFTAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAFTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CAFTAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, traditionally fastened with a sash and worn in the Middle East and nearby regions.
The caftan began as everyday and ceremonial dress across the Ottoman world and Persia, where rich fabrics marked rank at court. European and American fashion borrowed the shape in the twentieth century, and a caftan now often means a light, flowing, floor-length dress for lounging or resort wear. The spelling kaftan is equally correct and widely used, and the word reached English through Turkish and Persian.
How CAFTAN is used
Used both for the traditional robe of the Near East and for modern loose dresses in the same cut.
- The merchant greeted us in a silk caftan embroidered with gold thread.
- She slipped a cotton caftan over her swimsuit and walked up from the beach.
- A striped caftan hung from the hook behind the door.
- In the painting the sultan wears a crimson caftan lined with fur.
- Designers brought the caftan back into fashion with bold prints.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAFTAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAFTAN
2 longer words begin with CAFTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CAFTAN
Common questions about CAFTAN
- Is CAFTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAFTAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAFTAN worth?
- CAFTAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAFTAN mean?
- A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, traditionally fastened with a sash and worn in the Middle East and nearby regions.
- What letters can be added to CAFTAN?
- CAFTAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAFTAN:
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