CARABINIER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARABINIER 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 CARABINIER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARABINIER is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARABINIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARABINIER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CARABINIER, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARABINIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARABINIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A soldier, usually mounted, armed with a short light musket.
A carabinier belonged to a cavalry unit equipped with carbines for skirmishing. The word comes from French military usage and fits older European armies.
How CARABINIER is used
Carabinier is a historical military term found in books about early modern warfare.
- The carabinier loaded his weapon and rode ahead.
- A regiment of carabiniers guarded the flank.
- Every carabinier carried a short carbine slung from his shoulder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARABINIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARABINIER
3 longer words begin with CARABINIER.
Shorter words from the letters in CARABINIER
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Common questions about CARABINIER
- Is CARABINIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARABINIER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARABINIER worth?
- CARABINIER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARABINIER mean?
- A soldier, usually mounted, armed with a short light musket.
- What letters can be added to CARABINIER?
- CARABINIER takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CARABINIER:
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