CARRAGEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARRAGEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARRAGEEN?
| 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 CARRAGEEN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARRAGEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carrageensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARRAGEEN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARRAGEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARRAGEEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARRAGEEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An edible red seaweed of the North Atlantic coasts, also known as Irish moss.
Carrageen is dried and boiled to release a jelly that thickens puddings and soups. Its extract, carrageenan, is a common thickener in processed foods. The spelling carrageen is a variant of the older Irish name.
How CARRAGEEN is used
A seaweed and cooking term.
- Grandmother set the milk pudding with carrageen.
- Pickers gathered carrageen from the rocks at low tide.
- Dried carrageen looks like curly purple twigs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARRAGEEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARRAGEEN
5 longer words begin with CARRAGEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CARRAGEEN
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Common questions about CARRAGEEN
- Is CARRAGEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARRAGEEN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARRAGEEN worth?
- CARRAGEEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARRAGEEN mean?
- An edible red seaweed of the North Atlantic coasts, also known as Irish moss.
- What letters can be added to CARRAGEEN?
- CARRAGEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARRAGEEN:
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