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CARTILAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. CARTILAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableCARTILAGE · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept CARTILAGE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.33
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.67%

Our own measure of how useful CARTILAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CARTILAGE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CARTILAGE scores

Scrabble c3a1r1t1i1l1a1g2e1 12
Words with Friends c4a1r1t1i1l2a1g3e1 15

Face value of the 9 tiles in CARTILAGE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
a29
r16
t16
i19
l14
g13
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTILAGE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CARTILAGE

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1 longer words begin with CARTILAGE.

Shorter words from the letters in CARTILAGE

glaciate11 tragical11 tailrace10 algetic10 cartage10 cigaret10 glacier10 gracile10 article9 recital9 talcier9 lairage8 ragtail8 railage8 regalia8 agaric9 cagier9 garlic9 tragic9 acater8 acetal8 aecial8 atelic8 carate8 cartel8 citral8 claret8 eclair8 lacier8 racial8 rectal8 relict8 rictal8 tarcel8 agiler7 aglare7 aiglet7 aigret7 alegar7 algate7

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Common questions about CARTILAGE

Is CARTILAGE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARTILAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CARTILAGE worth?
CARTILAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CARTILAGE?
CARTILAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARTILAGE:

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