CARAVAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARAVAN 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 CARAVAN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARAVAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARAVAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caravansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARAVAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARAVAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What does CARAVAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of travellers or traders journeying together, or a vehicle fitted for living in that is towed behind a car.
In history a caravan was a line of merchants and camels crossing the desert for safety in numbers. In Britain the word now more often means a trailer home that families tow on holiday, called a camper trailer elsewhere.
How CARAVAN is used
Caravan covers both the desert convoy and, in British English, the towed holiday home.
- The caravan stopped at the oasis for the night.
- They hitched the caravan to the car and set off for the coast.
- A long caravan of trucks carried aid across the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARAVAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARAVAN
23 longer words begin with CARAVAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CARAVAN
Common questions about CARAVAN
- Is CARAVAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARAVAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARAVAN worth?
- CARAVAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARAVAN mean?
- A group of travellers or traders journeying together, or a vehicle fitted for living in that is towed behind a car.
- What letters can be added to CARAVAN?
- CARAVAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARAVAN:
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