Scrabble Word Finder

CARING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. CARING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

c3a1r1i1n1g2
PlayableCARING · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 68,133odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CARING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.83%

Our own measure of how useful CARING is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CARING

Front hooks — 1

scaring10

Back hooks — 1

carings10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CARING scores

Scrabble c3a1r1i1n1g2 9
Words with Friends c4a1r1i1n2g3 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in CARING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
a19
r16
i19
n16
g13

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,133.

What stands out about CARING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of CARING

arcing9 racing9

The 6 tiles of CARING in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with CARING

carings10 caringly14

2 longer words begin with CARING.

Shorter words from the letters in CARING

acing8 cigar8 craig8 cairn7 naric7 agrin6 garni6 grain6 rangi6 cang7 crag7 cain6 carn6 cran6 cria6 narc6 agin5 gain5 gair5 gari5 girn5 gnar5 gran5 grin5 ngai5 ragi5 rang5 ring5 airn4 rain4 rani4 cag6 cig6 arc5 can5 car5 gan4 gar4 gin4 ing4

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Common questions about CARING

Is CARING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CARING worth?
CARING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CARING?
CARING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CARING:

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