CARRAGEENAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARRAGEENAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARRAGEENAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARRAGEENAN is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARRAGEENAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carrageenansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARRAGEENAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARRAGEENAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARRAGEENAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARRAGEENAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance taken from red seaweed and used to thicken and stabilise foods and cosmetics.
Carrageenan is found in ice cream, plant milks, toothpaste and puddings, where it keeps ingredients from separating. It is listed on labels, and debate about its safety continues among nutrition writers.
How CARRAGEENAN is used
The word carrageenan appears on food packaging and in food science, with several alternative spellings.
- The label lists carrageenan as a thickener.
- Carrageenan is extracted from red seaweed by boiling.
- The chocolate milk contains a little carrageenan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARRAGEENAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARRAGEENAN
1 longer words begin with CARRAGEENAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CARRAGEENAN
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Common questions about CARRAGEENAN
- Is CARRAGEENAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARRAGEENAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARRAGEENAN worth?
- CARRAGEENAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARRAGEENAN mean?
- A substance taken from red seaweed and used to thicken and stabilise foods and cosmetics.
- What letters can be added to CARRAGEENAN?
- CARRAGEENAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARRAGEENAN:
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