CARB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CARB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARB?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARB is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CARB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does CARB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A carbohydrate; also, a carburettor.
Carb is two separate clippings that happen to match, and context always separates them because nobody discusses diet and engines together. The food sense is the newer of the two.
How CARB is used
Countable, usually plural in the food sense.
- Cutting carbs is easier said than done.
- The word carb is two clippings that match by accident.
- The carb needed cleaning before it would start.
- Two carbs on the same engine.
- The food sense of carb is the newer one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARB
The 4 tiles of CARB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CARB
Showing 24 of 183 words that begin with CARB.
Words ending in CARB
3 words end in CARB. Useful as a back hook: play CARB onto a word already on the board.
Words with CARB inside
Showing 24 of 88 words that contain CARB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CARB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CARB
Common questions about CARB
- Is CARB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARB worth?
- CARB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARB mean?
- A carbohydrate; also, a carburettor.
- What letters can be added to CARB?
- CARB takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CARB:
Open CARB in the Word Finder