CAROTENE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CAROTENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAROTENE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAROTENE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAROTENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carotenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAROTENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CAROTENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAROTENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAROTENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
Any of the orange-red plant pigments that act as precursors of vitamin A.
Carotene gives carrots, pumpkins and autumn leaves their warm colours. It matters in nutrition because the liver turns it into vitamin A, which supports eyesight.
How CAROTENE is used
Carotene appears in food science, biology and diet advice, often as beta-carotene.
- Carotene is the reason a carrot looks orange.
- The supplement contains beta carotene extracted from algae.
- Autumn leaves turn yellow when green chlorophyll fades and carotene remains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAROTENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAROTENE
1 longer words begin with CAROTENE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAROTENE
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Common questions about CAROTENE
- Is CAROTENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAROTENE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAROTENE worth?
- CAROTENE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAROTENE mean?
- Any of the orange-red plant pigments that act as precursors of vitamin A.
- What letters can be added to CAROTENE?
- CAROTENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CAROTENE:
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