CAREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CAREEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAREEN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAREEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAREEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
careensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAREEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAREEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about CAREEN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CAREEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lean or tilt sharply to one side while moving, especially in an uncontrolled way, or, of a ship, to be turned onto its side for cleaning and repair.
When a vehicle or person careens, they lurch and sway as if about to lose balance, often moving fast and heading toward some kind of crash. The nautical sense is older and more literal, describing a ship deliberately tipped onto one side so that its hull can be cleaned, caulked or repaired below the waterline where it would normally sit underwater. In everyday American usage, careen has largely come to mean to swerve or rush along unsteadily, and is sometimes confused with the similar sounding career, which means to move at full speed. Despite the overlap, only careen keeps the original idea of leaning or tipping to one side.
How CAREEN is used
Common in everyday writing for uncontrolled, swerving movement, and in nautical contexts for tilting a ship for repair.
- The runaway cart began to careen down the steep hill.
- Sailors careened the old ship to scrape barnacles from its hull.
- His bicycle careened across the icy path before he regained control.
- The car careened off the road after hitting a patch of oil.
- Waves made the small boat careen dangerously to one side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAREEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAREEN
The 6 tiles of CAREEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CAREEN
7 longer words begin with CAREEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CAREEN
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Common questions about CAREEN
- Is CAREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAREEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAREEN worth?
- CAREEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAREEN mean?
- To lean or tilt sharply to one side while moving, especially in an uncontrolled way, or, of a ship, to be turned onto its side for cleaning and repair.
- What letters can be added to CAREEN?
- CAREEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAREEN:
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