CARBURETION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CARBURETION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBURETION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBURETION is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBURETION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carburetionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBURETION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARBURETION, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBURETION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARBURETION
- CARBURETION contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARBURETION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The process of mixing air with a fine spray of fuel to make a combustible mixture for an engine.
Carburetion was the standard way to feed petrol engines before fuel injection took over. Poor carburetion shows up as rough idling, stalling or wasted fuel. The word comes from the same root as the device called a carburettor.
How CARBURETION is used
Carburetion is an engine and mechanics term.
- Faulty carburetion caused the old truck to stall.
- He studied carburetion at the technical college.
- Fuel injection replaced carburetion in most new cars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBURETION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBURETION
1 longer words begin with CARBURETION.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBURETION
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Common questions about CARBURETION
- Is CARBURETION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBURETION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBURETION worth?
- CARBURETION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBURETION mean?
- The process of mixing air with a fine spray of fuel to make a combustible mixture for an engine.
- What letters can be added to CARBURETION?
- CARBURETION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARBURETION:
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