CARABINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARABINE 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 CARABINE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARABINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARABINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARABINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARABINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARABINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARABINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A short light rifle or musket carried by cavalry.
Carabine is an older spelling of carbine, found in books about earlier wars. A mounted soldier carried it because it was easier to handle than a long musket.
How CARABINE is used
Archaic spelling, seen in historical military writing.
- The trooper slung his carabine over his shoulder.
- A carabine hung beside the saddle of each rider.
- The museum displays a carabine from the cavalry regiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARABINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARABINE
7 longer words begin with CARABINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARABINE
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Common questions about CARABINE
- Is CARABINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARABINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARABINE worth?
- CARABINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARABINE mean?
- A short light rifle or musket carried by cavalry.
- What letters can be added to CARABINE?
- CARABINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARABINE:
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