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.
Which word lists accept CARTILAGE?
| 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: 31 / 100
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
cartilagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARTILAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARTILAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTILAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARTILAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A firm, flexible connective tissue found in joints, the nose, the ears and the airways.
Cartilage cushions the ends of bones where they meet and keeps joints moving smoothly. Babies have more cartilage than adults, since much of it hardens into bone as the body grows. Sharks have skeletons made almost entirely of cartilage.
How CARTILAGE is used
An anatomy and medicine term, also used in sports injuries.
- He tore the cartilage in his knee.
- The cartilage in the nose gives it shape.
- Worn cartilage can make a joint ache.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARTILAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARTILAGE
1 longer words begin with CARTILAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTILAGE
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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 does CARTILAGE mean?
- A firm, flexible connective tissue found in joints, the nose, the ears and the airways.
- 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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