CARDAMON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CARDAMON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARDAMON?
| 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 CARDAMON is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDAMON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cardamonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARDAMON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARDAMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARDAMON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARDAMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
The aromatic seeds of an Asian plant of the ginger family, used as a spice.
Cardamon is a variant spelling of cardamom, which is more usual. The pods flavour curries, sweets and coffee, and also have a medicinal use.
How CARDAMON is used
Variant spelling, found in recipes and older texts.
- She stirred cardamon into the rice.
- Crushed cardamon gives the tea its scent.
- The recipe called for green cardamon pods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARDAMON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARDAMON
1 longer words begin with CARDAMON.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDAMON
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Common questions about CARDAMON
- Is CARDAMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDAMON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDAMON worth?
- CARDAMON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARDAMON mean?
- The aromatic seeds of an Asian plant of the ginger family, used as a spice.
- What letters can be added to CARDAMON?
- CARDAMON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARDAMON:
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