CARRIAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CARRIAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARRIAGE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARRIAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARRIAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carriagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARRIAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARRIAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARRIAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARRIAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wheeled vehicle, often horse-drawn, for carrying people, or one of the passenger sections of a train.
Carriage covers several related ideas: a vehicle, the cost or act of transporting goods, and a person's bearing or posture. Machines also have a carriage, such as the moving part of a typewriter. British speakers use it for a railway coach.
How CARRIAGE is used
Common in British English for a railway coach, and in historical writing for horse-drawn vehicles.
- The bride arrived at the church in an old horse-drawn carriage.
- We found seats in the quiet carriage at the front of the train.
- Carriage is free on orders over fifty pounds.
- Her upright carriage made her seem taller than she was.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARRIAGE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARRIAGE
4 longer words begin with CARRIAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARRIAGE
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Common questions about CARRIAGE
- Is CARRIAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARRIAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARRIAGE worth?
- CARRIAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARRIAGE mean?
- A wheeled vehicle, often horse-drawn, for carrying people, or one of the passenger sections of a train.
- What letters can be added to CARRIAGE?
- CARRIAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARRIAGE:
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