CAROLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAROLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAROLUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAROLUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAROLUS
No single letter turns CAROLUS into another word.
How CAROLUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAROLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What stands out about CAROLUS
- The same 7 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 CAROLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Any of several old coins struck in the reign of a king named Charles, especially an English gold coin of Charles I.
The English carolus was worth twenty shillings or a little more and circulated in the seventeenth century. Collectors still prize it, and the Latin name simply means Charles.
How CAROLUS is used
Used by numismatists and historians; plural carolus coins or caroli.
- He found a worn carolus in the buried chest.
- The auction listed a gold carolus of Charles I.
- A carolus was paid as a soldier's reward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAROLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAROLUS
The 7 tiles of CAROLUS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CAROLUS
1 longer words begin with CAROLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CAROLUS
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Common questions about CAROLUS
- Is CAROLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAROLUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAROLUS worth?
- CAROLUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAROLUS mean?
- Any of several old coins struck in the reign of a king named Charles, especially an English gold coin of Charles I.
- What letters can be added to CAROLUS?
- No single letter can be added to CAROLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAROLUS:
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