CARBONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CARBONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBONATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBONATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBONATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARBONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARBONATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of carbonic acid, such as limestone or chalk.
Many rocks, shells and antacid tablets are carbonates, and most of them fizz when acid touches them. The same word is also a verb meaning to fill a drink with gas.
How CARBONATE is used
The word carbonate names a compound in science and a process in the drinks trade.
- Calcium carbonate is the main part of chalk.
- The geologist dripped acid on the carbonate to test it.
- Factories carbonate the water under pressure.
- Sodium carbonate is used in making glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBONATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBONATE
2 longer words begin with CARBONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBONATE
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Common questions about CARBONATE
- Is CARBONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBONATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBONATE worth?
- CARBONATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBONATE mean?
- A salt or ester of carbonic acid, such as limestone or chalk.
- What letters can be added to CARBONATE?
- CARBONATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARBONATE:
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