CAMEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAMEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAMEL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAMEL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAMEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAMEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAMEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about CAMEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CAMEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, long-necked mammal with one or two humps on its back, adapted for living in desert regions.
Camels store fat, not water, in their humps, and this reserve lets them travel long distances across arid land without eating or drinking. The one-humped dromedary is common in the Middle East and North Africa, while the two-humped Bactrian camel is found mainly in Central Asia. Camels have long been used as pack animals and for transport because of their endurance and tolerance of heat.
How CAMEL is used
Countable noun; often appears in compounds such as camel hair, referring to the animal's soft undercoat.
- The caravan crossed the desert on camels loaded with goods.
- A camel can go for days without drinking water.
- Tourists rode camels along the sand dunes at sunset.
- The coat was woven from soft camel hair.
- Herders guided their camels toward the distant oasis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAMEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAMEL
The 5 tiles of CAMEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CAMEL
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with CAMEL.
Words ending in CAMEL
1 words end in CAMEL. Useful as a back hook: play CAMEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with CAMEL inside
1 words contain CAMEL in the middle. Words that start with CAMEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAMEL
Common questions about CAMEL
- Is CAMEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAMEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAMEL worth?
- CAMEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAMEL mean?
- A large, long-necked mammal with one or two humps on its back, adapted for living in desert regions.
- What letters can be added to CAMEL?
- CAMEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAMEL:
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