CARDS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CARDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
c3a1r1d2s1
PlayableCARDS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept CARDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful CARDS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDS
No single letter turns CARDS into another word.
How CARDS scores
Scrabble c3a1r1d2s1 8
Words with Friends c4a1r1d2s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in CARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with CARDS
6 longer words begin with CARDS.
Words ending in CARDS
brocards13 discards12 keycards18 placards13 bankcards18 brancards14 datacards13 drawcards16 filecards15 filmcards17 flancards15 notecards12 postcards14 racecards14 railcards12 timecards14 wildcards16 flashcards19 microcards17 phonecards18 photocards18 scorecards15 soundcards14 storecards13
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in CARDS. Useful as a back hook: play CARDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDS
cads7 card7 drac7 scad7 arcs6 cars6 scar6 ards5 rads5 sard5 cad6 arc5 car5 sac5 ads4 ard4 das4 rad4 sad4 ars3 ras3 sar3 ad3 da3 ar2 as2
Common questions about CARDS
- Is CARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDS worth?
- CARDS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARDS?
- No single letter can be added to CARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CARDS:
Open CARDS in the Word Finder