CAIQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CAIQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAIQUE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAIQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAIQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caiquesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAIQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAIQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does CAIQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A light rowing boat used on the Bosporus, or a small eastern Mediterranean sailing ship.
A caique is long and narrow and quick to row. The larger kind sailed the Levant.
How CAIQUE is used
Used in nautical writing.
- A caique slid across the strait.
- The fisherman rowed his caique.
- Tourists took a caique at sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAIQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAIQUE
1 longer words begin with CAIQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAIQUE
Common questions about CAIQUE
- Is CAIQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAIQUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAIQUE worth?
- CAIQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAIQUE mean?
- A light rowing boat used on the Bosporus, or a small eastern Mediterranean sailing ship.
- What letters can be added to CAIQUE?
- CAIQUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAIQUE:
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