CARDSHARP is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CARDSHARP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARDSHARP?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARDSHARP is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDSHARP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cardsharpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARDSHARP scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARDSHARP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARDSHARP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARDSHARP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who cheats at card games, usually to win money.
A cardsharp relies on sleight of hand, marked decks or secret signals to beat honest players. The figure appears often in westerns and riverboat tales, where the cardsharp is exposed at the table. The word is also written cardsharper.
How CARDSHARP is used
Used for a professional or habitual card cheat.
- The cardsharp dealt himself an ace from the bottom of the deck.
- Nobody guessed the polite stranger was a cardsharp.
- A cardsharp was thrown off the steamboat at the next landing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARDSHARP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARDSHARP
5 longer words begin with CARDSHARP.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDSHARP
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Common questions about CARDSHARP
- Is CARDSHARP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDSHARP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDSHARP worth?
- CARDSHARP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARDSHARP mean?
- A person who cheats at card games, usually to win money.
- What letters can be added to CARDSHARP?
- CARDSHARP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARDSHARP:
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