CARBURET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARBURET 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 CARBURET?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBURET is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBURET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carburetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBURET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARBURET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBURET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARBURET mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To combine or impregnate with carbon, especially to enrich a gas or fuel with hydrocarbons.
To carburet air was to charge it with the vapour of a liquid fuel, as an early engine required. The word is now technical and old, and carburettor keeps the memory of it.
How CARBURET is used
Used in older chemistry and engine texts.
- The engineers learned to carburet the gas with petrol vapour.
- Early inventors tried to carburet air to make it burn.
- You must carburet the mixture before it reaches the cylinder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBURET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBURET
15 longer words begin with CARBURET.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBURET
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Common questions about CARBURET
- Is CARBURET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBURET, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBURET worth?
- CARBURET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBURET mean?
- To combine or impregnate with carbon, especially to enrich a gas or fuel with hydrocarbons.
- What letters can be added to CARBURET?
- CARBURET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARBURET:
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