CARBURETOR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARBURETOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBURETOR?
| 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 CARBURETOR is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBURETOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carburetorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBURETOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CARBURETOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBURETOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARBURETOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The part of an engine that mixes air with fuel before it burns.
In older petrol engines the carburetor sprayed a fine mist of fuel into the passing air. Modern cars use fuel injection instead, so a carburetor is now mostly found on older cars, lawn mowers and motorbikes.
How CARBURETOR is used
Carburetor is the American spelling; British English prefers carburettor.
- He cleaned the carburetor to fix the rough idle.
- The old tractor has a carburetor, not fuel injection.
- A blocked carburetor stopped the engine starting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBURETOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBURETOR
1 longer words begin with CARBURETOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBURETOR
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Common questions about CARBURETOR
- Is CARBURETOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBURETOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBURETOR worth?
- CARBURETOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBURETOR mean?
- The part of an engine that mixes air with fuel before it burns.
- What letters can be added to CARBURETOR?
- CARBURETOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CARBURETOR:
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