CARPEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CARPEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARPEL?
| 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 CARPEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARPEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carpelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARPEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CARPEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about CARPEL
- The same 6 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 CARPEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A single seed-bearing unit of a flower; one carpel or several joined together make up the pistil.
A flower may have one carpel or several, and when several join together, the group is called a pistil. After pollination, the ovules inside the carpel develop into seeds while the ovary wall ripens into fruit. The word is a staple of school botany, where students learn it alongside stamen and petal.
How CARPEL is used
Botanical term; used in biology classes and plant descriptions.
- Each carpel contains one or more ovules.
- The buttercup has many separate carpel structures.
- He cut the flower open to show the carpel inside.
- The ovary of the carpel swelled into a small fruit.
- A pea pod develops from a single carpel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARPEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CARPEL
The 6 tiles of CARPEL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CARPEL
4 longer words begin with CARPEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARPEL
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Common questions about CARPEL
- Is CARPEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARPEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARPEL worth?
- CARPEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARPEL mean?
- A single seed-bearing unit of a flower; one carpel or several joined together make up the pistil.
- What letters can be added to CARPEL?
- CARPEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CARPEL:
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