CARFARE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARFARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARFARE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARFARE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARFARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carfaresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARFARE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARFARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does CARFARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The money a passenger pays to ride a bus, streetcar or similar public transport.
Carfare is a small everyday cost, often handed over as a few coins or a card swipe. Older speech used it for the sum needed just to get across town. Employers sometimes add carfare to a worker's pay or refund it.
How CARFARE is used
Mostly North American, and slightly old-fashioned in modern speech.
- He had just enough change left for his carfare home.
- The company repays carfare for staff who travel to client meetings.
- Rising carfare made the daily commute more expensive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARFARE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARFARE
1 longer words begin with CARFARE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARFARE
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Common questions about CARFARE
- Is CARFARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARFARE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARFARE worth?
- CARFARE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARFARE mean?
- The money a passenger pays to ride a bus, streetcar or similar public transport.
- What letters can be added to CARFARE?
- CARFARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARFARE:
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