CAPORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAPORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPORAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPORAL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPORAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caporalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAPORAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAPORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does CAPORAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong, coarse, dark tobacco, originally made in France.
Caporal was the smoker's choice for a cheap and harsh cigarette or pipe fill. The word also exists in French for a military corporal, which is where the tobacco brand name came from.
How CAPORAL is used
The word caporal is now rare and mostly found in older writing about tobacco.
- He rolled his own cigarettes from caporal.
- The shop sold caporal by the ounce.
- A cloud of caporal smoke filled the cafe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAPORAL
The 7 tiles of CAPORAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAPORAL
1 longer words begin with CAPORAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPORAL
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Common questions about CAPORAL
- Is CAPORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPORAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPORAL worth?
- CAPORAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPORAL mean?
- A strong, coarse, dark tobacco, originally made in France.
- What letters can be added to CAPORAL?
- CAPORAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAPORAL:
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