CARL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CARL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CARL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does CARL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicScots
A carl is a rough or common man of low social standing, especially a peasant, farmer, or countryman.
In older English and in Scots writing, a carl was an ordinary working man, often a peasant or farm labourer, seen as coarse or unrefined compared to a gentleman. The word could be used with mild contempt, close in meaning to churl, but it could also simply describe a sturdy countryman without any insult intended. Modern English has largely replaced carl with words like fellow, peasant or countryman.
How CARL is used
Archaic and Scots; encountered in older literature, ballads and dialect writing, not in current standard speech.
- The old ballad describes a carl who lived alone in the hills.
- Village folk called him a rough carl, unused to fine manners.
- The story tells of a carl who outwits a group of travelling knights.
- He dressed and spoke like a carl, though his family had once been wealthy.
- The poem contrasts the proud lord with the humble carl at his gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARL
17 longer words begin with CARL.
Words ending in CARL
1 words end in CARL. Useful as a back hook: play CARL onto a word already on the board.
Words with CARL inside
14 words contain CARL in the middle. Words that start with CARL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CARL
Common questions about CARL
- Is CARL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARL worth?
- CARL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARL mean?
- A carl is a rough or common man of low social standing, especially a peasant, farmer, or countryman.
- What letters can be added to CARL?
- CARL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CARL:
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