CAPRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CAPRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPRIC?
| 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 CAPRIC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
capriceChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CAPRIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAPRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,226 thousand.
What stands out about CAPRIC
- CAPRIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CAPRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to a fatty acid that is found in butter and goat milk and has a strong goatish smell.
Capric acid is a ten-carbon fatty acid, and the word capric is used to name it and the substances derived from it. The name comes from the Latin word for goat, because the acid smells strongly of goats when it is impure. It occurs in coconut oil, palm kernel oil and the milk fat of several animals.
How CAPRIC is used
Technical; seen in chemistry and food science.
- Capric acid is one of the fatty acids found in coconut oil.
- The chemist noted the sharp capric smell of the sample.
- A capric ester was added to the perfume base.
- The label listed a capric compound among the ingredients.
- Goat cheese owes part of its tang to a capric component.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPRIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAPRIC
10 longer words begin with CAPRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPRIC
Common questions about CAPRIC
- Is CAPRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPRIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPRIC worth?
- CAPRIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPRIC mean?
- Relating to a fatty acid that is found in butter and goat milk and has a strong goatish smell.
- What letters can be added to CAPRIC?
- CAPRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAPRIC:
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