CARINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CARINATE 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 CARINATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARINATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARINATE
Front hooks — 1
ecarinateBack hooks — 1
carinatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CARINATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARINATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologybotanytechnical
Having a ridge along the middle, like the keel of a ship, especially a ridged breastbone in birds.
Most flying birds are carinate because the ridge gives their strong flight muscles something to attach to. Flightless birds such as the ostrich lack it, so biologists use carinate to sort the two groups.
How CARINATE is used
Carinate is a scientific term found in zoology and botany descriptions.
- The eagle has a carinate breastbone with a deep keel.
- Biologists divide birds into carinate and flightless groups.
- The carinate leaf has a sharp ridge down its centre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARINATE
The 8 tiles of CARINATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CARINATE
1 longer words begin with CARINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARINATE
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Common questions about CARINATE
- Is CARINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARINATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARINATE worth?
- CARINATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARINATE mean?
- Having a ridge along the middle, like the keel of a ship, especially a ridged breastbone in birds.
- What letters can be added to CARINATE?
- CARINATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARINATE:
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