CAROUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAROUSE 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 CAROUSE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAROUSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAROUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAROUSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAROUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does CAROUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To drink alcohol and enjoy oneself noisily with others.
To carouse is to celebrate loudly with drink, music and company, often late into the night. The word carries a hint of old-fashioned revelry and is rarely used for quiet drinking.
How CAROUSE is used
Common in stories and historical writing; also a noun for a drinking party.
- The sailors would carouse in the port till dawn.
- Students gathered to carouse after the final exam.
- The knights loved to carouse in the great hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAROUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAROUSE
The 7 tiles of CAROUSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAROUSE
6 longer words begin with CAROUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAROUSE
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Common questions about CAROUSE
- Is CAROUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAROUSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAROUSE worth?
- CAROUSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAROUSE mean?
- To drink alcohol and enjoy oneself noisily with others.
- What letters can be added to CAROUSE?
- CAROUSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAROUSE:
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