CARACOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARACOLE 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 CARACOLE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARACOLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARACOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARACOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARACOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARACOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARACOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A half turn to the right or left made by a horse and rider in dressage, or a spiral staircase.
Caracole is a figure from classical horsemanship, in which the horse wheels to one side. The word also exists as a verb for moving in such turns.
How CARACOLE is used
Used in riding, military history and architecture.
- The rider guided the horse into a graceful caracole.
- Cavalry would caracole before the enemy line.
- A stone caracole wound up inside the tower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARACOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARACOLE
4 longer words begin with CARACOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARACOLE
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Common questions about CARACOLE
- Is CARACOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARACOLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARACOLE worth?
- CARACOLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARACOLE mean?
- A half turn to the right or left made by a horse and rider in dressage, or a spiral staircase.
- What letters can be added to CARACOLE?
- CARACOLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARACOLE:
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