CARABINERO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARABINERO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARABINERO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARABINERO is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARABINERO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carabinerosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARABINERO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CARABINERO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARABINERO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARABINERO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Spanish or Latin American police officer, historically a border guard.
In Spain a carabinero once guarded frontiers and fought smuggling. In Chile the Carabineros are the national police force, so a carabinero there is an ordinary police officer.
How CARABINERO is used
Carabinero is a Spanish loanword used in news and travel writing about Spain and Chile.
- A carabinero stopped the car at the border post.
- The carabinero directed traffic in the plaza.
- The novel features a retired carabinero.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARABINERO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARABINERO
1 longer words begin with CARABINERO.
Shorter words from the letters in CARABINERO
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Common questions about CARABINERO
- Is CARABINERO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARABINERO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARABINERO worth?
- CARABINERO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARABINERO mean?
- A Spanish or Latin American police officer, historically a border guard.
- What letters can be added to CARABINERO?
- CARABINERO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CARABINERO:
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