CARJACK is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. CARJACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARJACK?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARJACK is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARJACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carjacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARJACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARJACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,109 thousand.
What does CARJACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take a car from its driver by force, usually by threatening or attacking the person inside.
Carjack is a blend of car and hijack, and the crime differs from ordinary theft because the victim is present. News reports describe an attempt to carjack someone at traffic lights or in a parking lot.
How CARJACK is used
Used in crime reporting; the noun is carjacking.
- Two men tried to carjack a woman outside the mall.
- Police arrested the suspect who tried to carjack a taxi.
- They threatened to carjack drivers at the junction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARJACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARJACK
6 longer words begin with CARJACK.
Shorter words from the letters in CARJACK
Common questions about CARJACK
- Is CARJACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARJACK, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARJACK worth?
- CARJACK is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARJACK mean?
- To take a car from its driver by force, usually by threatening or attacking the person inside.
- What letters can be added to CARJACK?
- CARJACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARJACK:
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