CARTOUCH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CARTOUCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARTOUCH?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARTOUCH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARTOUCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cartoucheChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CARTOUCH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARTOUCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTOUCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARTOUCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
An ornamental scroll-like frame, or an oval ring enclosing a royal name in ancient Egyptian writing; also a cartridge case.
Cartouch is a variant of the more usual cartouche. In architecture it is a carved tablet for an inscription, and in Egyptology it is the oval that surrounds a pharaoh's name.
How CARTOUCH is used
Rare spelling; cartouche is more common.
- A carved cartouch above the door held the family arms.
- The pharaoh's name was written inside a cartouch.
- The map had a decorated cartouch for its title.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARTOUCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARTOUCH
2 longer words begin with CARTOUCH.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTOUCH
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Common questions about CARTOUCH
- Is CARTOUCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARTOUCH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARTOUCH worth?
- CARTOUCH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARTOUCH mean?
- An ornamental scroll-like frame, or an oval ring enclosing a royal name in ancient Egyptian writing; also a cartridge case.
- What letters can be added to CARTOUCH?
- CARTOUCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARTOUCH:
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