CARRACK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CARRACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARRACK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARRACK is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARRACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carracksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARRACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARRACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,644 thousand.
What does CARRACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large merchant ship with several masts, used in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century.
The carrack was a broad, high-sided vessel built to carry heavy cargo on long voyages. Portuguese and Genoese traders relied on the carrack for trade with the East.
How CARRACK is used
Carrack is historical vocabulary used in naval and trade history.
- A Portuguese carrack sailed home loaded with spices.
- The carrack was too heavy to enter the shallow harbour.
- Pirates sought out each richly laden carrack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARRACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARRACK
1 longer words begin with CARRACK.
Shorter words from the letters in CARRACK
Common questions about CARRACK
- Is CARRACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARRACK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARRACK worth?
- CARRACK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARRACK mean?
- A large merchant ship with several masts, used in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century.
- What letters can be added to CARRACK?
- CARRACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARRACK:
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