CARNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CARNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARNAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARNAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARNAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carnalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARNAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CARNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does CARNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the body and its physical or sexual appetites, rather than to the mind or spirit.
Carnal comes from the Latin caro, meaning flesh, and in English it usually contrasts physical, bodily desires with something higher, whether spiritual, intellectual or emotional. Religious and philosophical writing often uses carnal to describe desires or sins of the flesh, set against a spiritual or virtuous life, though the word can also simply mean bodily or sexual in a more neutral, legal or descriptive sense. Phrases such as carnal knowledge and carnal desire show how closely the word has become tied to sexual meaning in modern English, even though its root sense is broader, covering anything to do with the flesh. The word tends to appear in formal, legal or literary writing rather than in casual speech.
How CARNAL is used
Formal or literary; frequent in religious, legal and older writing when discussing bodily or sexual desire.
- The sermon warned against carnal temptation and worldly pleasure.
- Their relationship was purely carnal, without affection or trust.
- The law once used the phrase carnal knowledge to describe the offense.
- He tried to master his carnal urges through strict discipline.
- The philosopher separated carnal desire from true happiness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARNAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARNAL
20 longer words begin with CARNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARNAL
Common questions about CARNAL
- Is CARNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARNAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARNAL worth?
- CARNAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARNAL mean?
- Relating to the body and its physical or sexual appetites, rather than to the mind or spirit.
- What letters can be added to CARNAL?
- CARNAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CARNAL:
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