CARAT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CARAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARAT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARAT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CARAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does CARAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit of weight used to measure gemstones, equal to two hundred milligrams.
Jewelers weigh diamonds and other precious stones in carat to compare their size in a standard way, so a one carat diamond always weighs the same regardless of its shape. The word is also used, mainly in British English, for the purity of gold, though American English usually spells that sense karat instead. Both uses trace back to the carob seed, which traders once used as a small, fairly consistent weight.
How CARAT is used
Common in jewelry and gemology when describing the size or purity of precious stones and gold.
- The ring held a diamond of just over one carat.
- A larger carat usually means a higher price for a diamond.
- The jeweler weighed each stone carefully in carat.
- She asked about the carat and clarity of the gem before buying.
- Two stones can differ in value even at the same carat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARAT
The 5 tiles of CARAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CARAT
3 longer words begin with CARAT.
Words ending in CARAT
2 words end in CARAT. Useful as a back hook: play CARAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with CARAT inside
5 words contain CARAT in the middle. Words that start with CARAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CARAT
Common questions about CARAT
- Is CARAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARAT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARAT worth?
- CARAT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARAT mean?
- A unit of weight used to measure gemstones, equal to two hundred milligrams.
- What letters can be added to CARAT?
- CARAT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CARAT:
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