CARAVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARAVEL 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 CARAVEL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARAVEL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARAVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caravelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARAVEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARAVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CARAVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small, fast sailing ship with lateen sails, used by Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The caravel was handy for exploring unknown coasts because it could sail close to the wind and enter shallow waters. Several famous voyages of discovery were made in vessels of this type. Today the word appears mostly in history books and museum displays.
How CARAVEL is used
Used in historical writing about early European voyages of exploration.
- The explorer set out with three small ships, and the lead caravel was the fastest of them.
- A replica of a caravel is moored in the harbour as a tourist attraction.
- Light and nimble, the caravel could slip into river mouths that larger vessels avoided.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARAVEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARAVEL
3 longer words begin with CARAVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARAVEL
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Common questions about CARAVEL
- Is CARAVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARAVEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARAVEL worth?
- CARAVEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARAVEL mean?
- A small, fast sailing ship with lateen sails, used by Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to CARAVEL?
- CARAVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARAVEL:
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