CARBARYL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CARBARYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBARYL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBARYL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBARYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carbarylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBARYL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARBARYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBARYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARBARYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A synthetic insecticide of the carbamate group, used to protect crops and treat pests such as fleas and lice.
Gardeners meet carbaryl in dust or spray products for garden pests. It works by disrupting the nervous system of insects, and it is harmful to bees, so labels carry strict warnings.
How CARBARYL is used
Used in agriculture, gardening and chemistry.
- The orchard was sprayed with carbaryl in early summer.
- Carbaryl must not be used near flowering plants.
- He read the label on the carbaryl powder twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBARYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBARYL
1 longer words begin with CARBARYL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBARYL
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Common questions about CARBARYL
- Is CARBARYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBARYL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBARYL worth?
- CARBARYL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBARYL mean?
- A synthetic insecticide of the carbamate group, used to protect crops and treat pests such as fleas and lice.
- What letters can be added to CARBARYL?
- CARBARYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARBARYL:
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