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CARNIVORAN is valid in North America, not in Collins — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. CARNIVORAN is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

c3a1r1n1i1v4o1r1a1n1
Depends on the listCARNIVORAN · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept CARNIVORAN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.3%

Our own measure of how useful CARNIVORAN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CARNIVORAN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

carnivorans16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CARNIVORAN scores

Scrabble c3a1r1n1i1v4o1r1a1n1 15
Words with Friends c4a1r1n2i1v5o1r1a1n2 19

Face value of the 10 tiles in CARNIVORAN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
a29
r26
n26
i19
v12
o18

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARNIVORAN has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CARNIVORAN

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1 longer words begin with CARNIVORAN.

Shorter words from the letters in CARNIVORAN

carnivora14 naricorn10 corvina12 navarin10 nirvana10 ovarian10 carrion9 conaria9 ocarina9 orarian7 airvac11 caviar11 incavo11 varroa9 acinar8 aircon8 ancora8 arnica8 carina8 carron8 crania8 racino8 rancor8 aronia6 oraria6 covin10 vicar10 vinca10 vraic10 avian8 avion8 invar8 navar8 ravin8 varan8 varia8 varna8 acari7 acorn7 ancon7

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Common questions about CARNIVORAN

Is CARNIVORAN valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARNIVORAN is not in it.
How many points is CARNIVORAN worth?
CARNIVORAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CARNIVORAN?
CARNIVORAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CARNIVORAN:

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