CARITAS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CARITAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARITAS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARITAS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARITAS
No single letter turns CARITAS into another word.
How CARITAS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARITAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does CARITAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Christian love of humankind, shown as charity and generous care for others.
Caritas is the Latin source of the English word charity. In theology it names a selfless love that gives without expecting return, and it is also the name of Catholic aid organisations.
How CARITAS is used
Used in religious writing and as the name of charities.
- The sermon was about caritas and the duty to help neighbours.
- Medieval writers set caritas above all other virtues.
- A local caritas group ran the food bank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARITAS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARITAS
1 longer words begin with CARITAS.
Shorter words from the letters in CARITAS
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Common questions about CARITAS
- Is CARITAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARITAS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARITAS worth?
- CARITAS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARITAS mean?
- Christian love of humankind, shown as charity and generous care for others.
- What letters can be added to CARITAS?
- No single letter can be added to CARITAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARITAS:
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