CARNAUBA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARNAUBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARNAUBA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARNAUBA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARNAUBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carnaubasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARNAUBA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARNAUBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARNAUBA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARNAUBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard yellowish wax from the leaves of a Brazilian palm, used in polishes.
Carnauba is prized for its high melting point and glossy finish, so it appears in car wax, floor polish and lipstick. The palm that yields it grows in north-eastern Brazil.
How CARNAUBA is used
Used for the wax and for the palm tree in product and botany contexts.
- The car wax is made from natural carnauba.
- Workers cut the carnauba palm fronds and dry them in the sun.
- A thin coat of carnauba gives the wood a deep shine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARNAUBA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARNAUBA
1 longer words begin with CARNAUBA.
Shorter words from the letters in CARNAUBA
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Common questions about CARNAUBA
- Is CARNAUBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARNAUBA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARNAUBA worth?
- CARNAUBA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARNAUBA mean?
- A hard yellowish wax from the leaves of a Brazilian palm, used in polishes.
- What letters can be added to CARNAUBA?
- CARNAUBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARNAUBA:
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