CARCINOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CARCINOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARCINOGEN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARCINOGEN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARCINOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carcinogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARCINOGEN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CARCINOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARCINOGEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARCINOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A substance or agent capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
Tobacco smoke and asbestos are well-known examples of a carcinogen. Regulators study such agents to set safe exposure limits.
How CARCINOGEN is used
Carcinogen is used in health, science and consumer safety contexts.
- Asbestos is a known carcinogen.
- The study identified a new carcinogen in the dye.
- Workers were warned to avoid contact with the carcinogen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARCINOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARCINOGEN
6 longer words begin with CARCINOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CARCINOGEN
Showing 40 of 429. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CARCINOGEN
- Is CARCINOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARCINOGEN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARCINOGEN worth?
- CARCINOGEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARCINOGEN mean?
- A substance or agent capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
- What letters can be added to CARCINOGEN?
- CARCINOGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CARCINOGEN:
Open CARCINOGEN in the Word Finder