CARLE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CARLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARLE?
| 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 CARLE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CARLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about CARLE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicScots
A man of the common people, especially a peasant or countryman, used chiefly in older Scottish and northern English writing.
A carle was typically a farmer or laborer rather than a person of noble birth, and the word often carried a rough or unrefined sense alongside its plain meaning of man. It shares its origin with the Old English ceorl, and the modern word churl descends from the same root. The word survives today mainly in Scots dialect and in older poetry and ballads.
How CARLE is used
Chiefly Scottish and archaic; rarely used outside dialect writing or historical fiction.
- The old ballad describes a carle plowing his narrow field.
- A grim carle stood at the gate and refused to let them pass.
- The story follows a poor carle who outwits a greedy laird.
- In the tale, the carle turns out to be a king in disguise.
- Scots poetry often gives the carle a stubborn, earthy character.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARLE
The 5 tiles of CARLE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CARLE
2 longer words begin with CARLE.
Words ending in CARLE
1 words end in CARLE. Useful as a back hook: play CARLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CARLE inside
6 words contain CARLE in the middle. Words that start with CARLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CARLE
Common questions about CARLE
- Is CARLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARLE worth?
- CARLE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARLE mean?
- A man of the common people, especially a peasant or countryman, used chiefly in older Scottish and northern English writing.
- What letters can be added to CARLE?
- CARLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CARLE:
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