CAROM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAROM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAROM?
| 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 CAROM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAROM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caromsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAROM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAROM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about CAROM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 CAROM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To collide with something and bounce off at an angle, or, in billiards, to strike two balls in succession with the cue ball.
Carom describes a glancing collision followed by a rebound, a sense that extends beyond the billiards table to describe any object that strikes a surface and bounces away at an angle, such as a car caroming off a guardrail. In billiards and the related game of carom billiards, the term names a scoring shot in which the cue ball touches two object balls in a single stroke. The word entered English from the French carambole, itself borrowed from Spanish.
How CAROM is used
Used both as a verb for a glancing rebound and as a noun naming the billiards shot itself.
- The car caromed off the guardrail before coming to a stop.
- He sank the shot with a perfect carom off the side ball.
- The puck caromed off the boards and into the net.
- She practiced her carom shots for hours at the pool hall.
- A stray bullet caromed off the metal railing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAROM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAROM
The 5 tiles of CAROM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CAROM
7 longer words begin with CAROM.
Shorter words from the letters in CAROM
Common questions about CAROM
- Is CAROM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAROM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAROM worth?
- CAROM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAROM mean?
- To collide with something and bounce off at an angle, or, in billiards, to strike two balls in succession with the cue ball.
- What letters can be added to CAROM?
- CAROM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAROM:
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