CARIOUSNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARIOUSNESSES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CARIOUSNESSES?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARIOUSNESSES is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARIOUSNESSES
No single letter turns CARIOUSNESSES into another word.
How CARIOUSNESSES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CARIOUSNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARIOUSNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARIOUSNESSES
- The letter S appears four times in CARIOUSNESSES.
- CARIOUSNESSES runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- CARIOUSNESSES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CARIOUSNESSES
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Common questions about CARIOUSNESSES
- Is CARIOUSNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARIOUSNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is CARIOUSNESSES worth?
- CARIOUSNESSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARIOUSNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to CARIOUSNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CARIOUSNESSES:
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