CARATES is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CARATES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARATES?
| 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 CARATES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARATES
No single letter turns CARATES into another word.
How CARATES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does CARATES mean in Scrabble?
CARATES is the plural of CARATE.
CARATE(noun) — A tropical skin disease, known in most modern sources as pinta, caused by a bacterium and marked by patches of discolored, scaling skin.
Anagrams of CARATES
The 7 tiles of CARATES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CARATES
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Common questions about CARATES
- Is CARATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARATES, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARATES worth?
- CARATES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARATES?
- No single letter can be added to CARATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARATES:
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