CARTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CARTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARTAGE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARTAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cartagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CARTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does CARTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The carrying of goods in a cart or truck, or the price charged for doing so.
Cartage covers both the work of hauling and the bill for it. Merchants once listed cartage as a separate line in their accounts, and the word survives in the transport and removals trade.
How CARTAGE is used
Used in trade and shipping for haulage work and its cost.
- The invoice included a charge for cartage.
- Cartage from the dock took most of the morning.
- They hired a firm to handle the cartage of the furniture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARTAGE
1 longer words begin with CARTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTAGE
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Common questions about CARTAGE
- Is CARTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARTAGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARTAGE worth?
- CARTAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARTAGE mean?
- The carrying of goods in a cart or truck, or the price charged for doing so.
- What letters can be added to CARTAGE?
- CARTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CARTAGE:
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