CARAPAX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CARAPAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARAPAX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARAPAX is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARAPAX
No single letter turns CARAPAX into another word.
How CARAPAX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARAPAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,940 thousand.
What does CARAPAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean, or arachnid.
Carapax is a less common spelling used in older zoology books, while carapace is the form most people meet. Both name the same protective covering over the back.
How CARAPAX is used
Carapax is found chiefly in technical or dated descriptions of animals.
- The crab shed its old carapax as it grew.
- A crack ran across the carapax of the fossil.
- The beetle tucked its legs beneath its carapax.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARAPAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARAPAX
1 longer words begin with CARAPAX.
Shorter words from the letters in CARAPAX
Common questions about CARAPAX
- Is CARAPAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARAPAX, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARAPAX worth?
- CARAPAX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARAPAX mean?
- The hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean, or arachnid.
- What letters can be added to CARAPAX?
- No single letter can be added to CARAPAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARAPAX:
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