CARET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CARET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARET is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CARET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about CARET
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 CARET mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A small mark, shaped like an upward arrow, used in writing or printing to show where something should be inserted.
A caret points to the exact spot in a line of text where a missing word or letter belongs, letting an editor add it without rewriting the whole line. Proofreaders have used the mark for centuries when correcting manuscripts and printed proofs by hand. The same symbol now also appears in computing, where it can mark a cursor position or serve as an operator in some programming languages.
How CARET is used
Familiar mainly from proofreading and editing, and now also from computing and mathematics.
- She added a caret to show where the missing word belonged.
- The editor marked the manuscript with a caret and a small note.
- A caret above the line signaled an insertion for the typesetter.
- He used a caret to squeeze in a forgotten comma.
- The proof was covered in carets pointing to corrections.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARET
The 5 tiles of CARET in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with CARET
9 longer words begin with CARET.
Shorter words from the letters in CARET
Showing 40 of 42. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CARET
- Is CARET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARET, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARET worth?
- CARET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARET mean?
- A small mark, shaped like an upward arrow, used in writing or printing to show where something should be inserted.
- What letters can be added to CARET?
- CARET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CARET:
Open CARET in the Word Finder