CARPHONE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. CARPHONE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept CARPHONE?

Word power: 44 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CARPHONE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CARPHONE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CARPHONE scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in CARPHONE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARPHONE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CARPHONE

• All 8 letters of CARPHONE are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 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

Anagrams of CARPHONE

The 8 tiles of CARPHONE in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with CARPHONE

1 longer words begin with CARPHONE.

Shorter words from the letters in CARPHONE

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Common questions about CARPHONE

Is CARPHONE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARPHONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CARPHONE worth?

CARPHONE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CARPHONE?

CARPHONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.