CAPTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAPTURE 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 CAPTURE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPTURE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAPTURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAPTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does CAPTURE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take someone or something by force or skill, or to record it accurately.
You can capture a city, a chess piece, a mood in a photograph, or data on a computer. Each use shares the sense of gaining hold of something and keeping it.
How CAPTURE is used
The verb capture is everyday English across war, games, photography and computing.
- The army hoped to capture the bridge by dawn.
- Her photo seemed to capture the quiet of the morning.
- The bishop can capture the knight on the next move.
- The software will capture each keystroke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPTURE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAPTURE
4 longer words begin with CAPTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTURE
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Common questions about CAPTURE
- Is CAPTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPTURE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPTURE worth?
- CAPTURE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPTURE mean?
- To take someone or something by force or skill, or to record it accurately.
- What letters can be added to CAPTURE?
- CAPTURE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAPTURE:
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