CARBINES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARBINES 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 CARBINES?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBINES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBINES
No single letter turns CARBINES into another word.
How CARBINES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARBINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARBINES
- All 8 letters of CARBINES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARBINES mean in Scrabble?
CARBINES is the plural of CARBINE.
CARBINE(noun) — A short, light rifle, originally made for soldiers on horseback.
Anagrams of CARBINES
The 8 tiles of CARBINES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBINES
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Common questions about CARBINES
- Is CARBINES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBINES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBINES worth?
- CARBINES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARBINES?
- No single letter can be added to CARBINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARBINES:
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