CARPETBAG is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CARPETBAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARPETBAG?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARPETBAG is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARPETBAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carpetbagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARPETBAG scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARPETBAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARPETBAG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARPETBAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A traveller's bag made of carpet-like fabric, popular in the nineteenth century.
The carpetbag was cheap, light and easy to pack, which made it a symbol of the wandering traveller. After the American Civil War, outsiders carrying one were mockingly called carpetbaggers.
How CARPETBAG is used
Used for the old-fashioned bag and, as a verb or adjective, in political slang.
- He arrived at the station with nothing but a worn carpetbag.
- A faded carpetbag sat in the corner of the museum.
- She packed her few belongings into a carpetbag.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARPETBAG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARPETBAG
8 longer words begin with CARPETBAG.
Shorter words from the letters in CARPETBAG
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Common questions about CARPETBAG
- Is CARPETBAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARPETBAG, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARPETBAG worth?
- CARPETBAG is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARPETBAG mean?
- A traveller's bag made of carpet-like fabric, popular in the nineteenth century.
- What letters can be added to CARPETBAG?
- CARPETBAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARPETBAG:
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