CARELINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARELINES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CARELINES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARELINES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARELINES
No single letter turns CARELINES into another word.
How CARELINES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARELINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARELINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARELINES
- The same 9 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
Anagrams of CARELINES
The 9 tiles of CARELINES in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CARELINES
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Common questions about CARELINES
- Is CARELINES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARELINES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARELINES worth?
- CARELINES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARELINES?
- No single letter can be added to CARELINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARELINES:
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