CARIBE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CARIBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARIBE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARIBE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARIBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caribesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARIBE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CARIBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does CARIBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A South American freshwater fish with razor-sharp teeth, better known as the piranha.
The word caribe comes from Spanish and goes back to the name of the Carib people of the region, which also gave us the word Caribbean. Fish of this kind live in rivers of the Amazon and Orinoco basins. They are famous for shoals that can strip a carcass quickly, though most species mainly eat fish, seeds and insects.
How CARIBE is used
Rare; mostly seen in older travel writing and in lists of fish names.
- A caribe snapped at the bait and was gone.
- The guide warned us about the caribe in the river.
- Each caribe has a jaw that works like a pair of shears.
- Fishermen use the name caribe for the local piranha.
- The caribe darted away from the shadow of the boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARIBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARIBE
The 6 tiles of CARIBE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CARIBE
1 longer words begin with CARIBE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARIBE
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Common questions about CARIBE
- Is CARIBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARIBE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARIBE worth?
- CARIBE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARIBE mean?
- A South American freshwater fish with razor-sharp teeth, better known as the piranha.
- What letters can be added to CARIBE?
- CARIBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CARIBE:
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