CARBURETTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CARBURETTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBURETTOR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBURETTOR is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBURETTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carburettorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBURETTOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARBURETTOR, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBURETTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARBURETTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The part of an engine that blends air with a spray of liquid fuel before it burns in the cylinders.
Older cars and many motorcycles rely on a carburettor, which needs occasional cleaning and adjusting. A blocked jet inside it can make an engine cough or refuse to start. This is the usual British spelling of the word.
How CARBURETTOR is used
Carburettor is the standard British spelling; American English writes carburetor.
- He cleaned the carburettor to get the motorbike running again.
- A leaking carburettor flooded the engine with petrol.
- The mechanic adjusted the carburettor and the idle smoothed out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBURETTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBURETTOR
1 longer words begin with CARBURETTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBURETTOR
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Common questions about CARBURETTOR
- Is CARBURETTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBURETTOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBURETTOR worth?
- CARBURETTOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBURETTOR mean?
- The part of an engine that blends air with a spray of liquid fuel before it burns in the cylinders.
- What letters can be added to CARBURETTOR?
- CARBURETTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARBURETTOR:
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