CARCANET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARCANET 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 CARCANET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARCANET is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARCANET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carcanetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARCANET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARCANET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARCANET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARCANET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A jewelled necklace, collar or band worn around the neck.
The carcanet belongs to the jewellery of earlier centuries and turns up in old poetry and descriptions of court dress. Today it is a poetic stand-in for a rich necklace.
How CARCANET is used
Archaic and literary, used for a jewelled collar.
- A carcanet of pearls glimmered at her throat.
- The queen wore a gold carcanet set with rubies.
- Poets described the stars as a carcanet on the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARCANET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARCANET
1 longer words begin with CARCANET.
Shorter words from the letters in CARCANET
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Common questions about CARCANET
- Is CARCANET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARCANET, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARCANET worth?
- CARCANET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARCANET mean?
- A jewelled necklace, collar or band worn around the neck.
- What letters can be added to CARCANET?
- CARCANET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARCANET:
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