CARIOCA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CARIOCA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARIOCA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARIOCA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARIOCA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cariocasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARIOCA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARIOCA, 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 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does CARIOCA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro, or a lively Brazilian ballroom dance like the samba.
Residents of Rio are called carioca with pride, and the word names the city's style and accent too. The dance of the same name was fashionable in the 1930s, helped along by films.
How CARIOCA is used
The word carioca is used in Brazilian contexts and for the dance in music history.
- The taxi driver was a proud carioca.
- They danced a carioca at the party.
- The film made the carioca famous abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARIOCA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARIOCA
1 longer words begin with CARIOCA.
Shorter words from the letters in CARIOCA
Common questions about CARIOCA
- Is CARIOCA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARIOCA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARIOCA worth?
- CARIOCA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARIOCA mean?
- A native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro, or a lively Brazilian ballroom dance like the samba.
- What letters can be added to CARIOCA?
- CARIOCA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARIOCA:
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