CARRAWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARRAWAYS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CARRAWAYS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARRAWAYS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARRAWAYS
No single letter turns CARRAWAYS into another word.
How CARRAWAYS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARRAWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARRAWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARRAWAYS mean in Scrabble?
CARRAWAYS is the plural of CARRAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in CARRAWAYS
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Common questions about CARRAWAYS
- Is CARRAWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARRAWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is CARRAWAYS worth?
- CARRAWAYS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARRAWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to CARRAWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARRAWAYS:
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