CAREX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CAREX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAREX?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAREX is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAREX
No single letter turns CAREX into another word.
How CAREX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAREX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does CAREX mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A large genus of grass-like plants known as sedges, common in wet meadows, marshes and riverbanks.
A typical carex grows in dense tufts of narrow, often triangular-stemmed leaves that thrive where the ground stays damp. Botanists and gardeners use the word both for the scientific genus and informally for any sedge belonging to it. The plants provide cover and food for wetland birds and insects, and many species are planted for erosion control.
How CAREX is used
Used in botanical and gardening writing to refer to sedge plants generally.
- The marsh was lined with tall carex along the water's edge.
- Gardeners planted carex to hold the damp soil in place.
- Several carex species grow only in mountain bogs.
- The field guide listed three local varieties of carex.
- Ducks nested among the thick carex near the pond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAREX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CAREX
Common questions about CAREX
- Is CAREX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAREX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAREX worth?
- CAREX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAREX mean?
- A large genus of grass-like plants known as sedges, common in wet meadows, marshes and riverbanks.
- What letters can be added to CAREX?
- No single letter can be added to CAREX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAREX:
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