CARRIER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CARRIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARRIER?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARRIER is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARRIER
Front hooks — 1
scarrierBack hooks — 1
carriersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARRIER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARRIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does CARRIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person, company or thing that carries or transports goods, people or messages.
Freight firms and airlines are carriers because they move cargo or passengers for a fee. In medicine a carrier is someone who can pass on a disease or gene without being ill. A telephone company that supplies the network is also a carrier.
How CARRIER is used
Wide everyday word with many specialised senses in transport, telecom and health.
- The carrier delivered the parcels by noon.
- She is a silent carrier of the gene.
- The mobile carrier raised its monthly fees.
- An aircraft carrier sailed into the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARRIER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARRIER
1 longer words begin with CARRIER.
Shorter words from the letters in CARRIER
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Common questions about CARRIER
- Is CARRIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARRIER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARRIER worth?
- CARRIER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARRIER mean?
- A person, company or thing that carries or transports goods, people or messages.
- What letters can be added to CARRIER?
- CARRIER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARRIER:
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