CARBOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARBOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBOLIC?
| 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 CARBOLIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBOLIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carbolicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBOLIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARBOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARBOLIC
- CARBOLIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARBOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to phenol, an acid from coal tar used as a disinfectant.
Carbolic acid was one of the first antiseptics, and carbolic soap carries its sharp, hospital-like smell. Older houses and schools were often associated with that unmistakable scent.
How CARBOLIC is used
Used in the phrases carbolic acid and carbolic soap.
- The nurse washed her hands with carbolic soap.
- A carbolic smell hung over the old ward.
- Surgeons once sprayed carbolic mist over wounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBOLIC
1 longer words begin with CARBOLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBOLIC
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Common questions about CARBOLIC
- Is CARBOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBOLIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBOLIC worth?
- CARBOLIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBOLIC mean?
- Relating to phenol, an acid from coal tar used as a disinfectant.
- What letters can be added to CARBOLIC?
- CARBOLIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARBOLIC:
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