CARAPACE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARAPACE 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 CARAPACE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARAPACE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARAPACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARAPACE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARAPACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARAPACE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARAPACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The hard upper shell of an animal such as a turtle, crab or beetle.
The carapace shields the soft body beneath it, and in a turtle it is fused to the backbone. The word is also used figuratively for a hard outer layer that hides feelings.
How CARAPACE is used
Used in zoology and also figuratively.
- The turtle drew its head under its carapace.
- A crab carapace washed up on the beach.
- He hid behind a carapace of polite silence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARAPACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARAPACE
2 longer words begin with CARAPACE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARAPACE
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Common questions about CARAPACE
- Is CARAPACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARAPACE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARAPACE worth?
- CARAPACE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARAPACE mean?
- The hard upper shell of an animal such as a turtle, crab or beetle.
- What letters can be added to CARAPACE?
- CARAPACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARAPACE:
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