CARACARA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARACARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARACARA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARACARA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARACARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caracarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARACARA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARACARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARACARA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARACARA
- The letter A appears four times in CARACARA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CARACARA
1 longer words begin with CARACARA.
Shorter words from the letters in CARACARA
Common questions about CARACARA
- Is CARACARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARACARA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARACARA worth?
- CARACARA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARACARA?
- CARACARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARACARA:
Open CARACARA in the Word Finder