CARANGID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARANGID 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 CARANGID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARANGID is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARANGID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carangidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARANGID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARANGID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARANGID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARANGID
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARANGID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A marine fish of the jack family, with a compressed body and a deeply forked tail.
Jacks, pompanos and horse mackerels are all carangids, and many are fast game fish. The word is used mainly by ichthyologists and serious anglers.
How CARANGID is used
Used in marine biology and fishing, also as an adjective.
- The trevally is a powerful carangid of tropical reefs.
- A school of silver carangid fish swept past the boat.
- Each carangid has a narrow tail base and two dorsal fins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARANGID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARANGID
The 8 tiles of CARANGID in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CARANGID
1 longer words begin with CARANGID.
Shorter words from the letters in CARANGID
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Common questions about CARANGID
- Is CARANGID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARANGID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARANGID worth?
- CARANGID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARANGID mean?
- A marine fish of the jack family, with a compressed body and a deeply forked tail.
- What letters can be added to CARANGID?
- CARANGID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARANGID:
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