CARIACOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARIACOUS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
c3a1r1i1a1c3o1u1s1
Depends on the listCARIACOUS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CARIACOUS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful CARIACOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARIACOUS
No single letter turns CARIACOUS into another word.
How CARIACOUS scores
Scrabble c3a1r1i1a1c3o1u1s1 13
Words with Friends c4a1r1i1a1c4o1u2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARIACOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARIACOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CARIACOUS
cariacou12 cariocas12 curacaos12 curacoas12 carioca11 curacao11 curacoa11 scoriac11 carious9 curiosa9 saouari7 cacaos10 circus10 corsac10 craics10 crocus10 occurs10 saccoi10 sciroc10 siccar10 succor10 acarus8 cauris8 curias8 curios8 scoria8 soucar8 souari6 accas9 cacao9 cacas9 casco9 circa9 circs9 cisco9 cocas9 craic9 croci9 crocs9 occur9
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Common questions about CARIACOUS
- Is CARIACOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARIACOUS is not in it.
- How many points is CARIACOUS worth?
- CARIACOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARIACOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CARIACOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARIACOUS:
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