CARAMBOLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARAMBOLE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CARAMBOLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARAMBOLE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARAMBOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARAMBOLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARAMBOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARAMBOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CARAMBOLE
2 longer words begin with CARAMBOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARAMBOLE
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Common questions about CARAMBOLE
- Is CARAMBOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARAMBOLE is not in it.
- How many points is CARAMBOLE worth?
- CARAMBOLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARAMBOLE?
- CARAMBOLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARAMBOLE:
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