CARTOUCHE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CARTOUCHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARTOUCHE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARTOUCHE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARTOUCHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cartouchesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARTOUCHE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARTOUCHE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTOUCHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARTOUCHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An oval frame enclosing a royal name in Egyptian hieroglyphs, or an ornamental scroll-like frame for an inscription.
In Egyptian carvings a cartouche marks the name of a pharaoh, and its discovery helped scholars decode hieroglyphs. Mapmakers and architects use the same word for decorative panels that hold a title or a coat of arms.
How CARTOUCHE is used
Used in archaeology, architecture and cartography.
- The pharaoh's name was written inside a cartouche.
- A decorative cartouche held the title of the old map.
- Archaeologists spotted a cartouche on the temple wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARTOUCHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARTOUCHE
1 longer words begin with CARTOUCHE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTOUCHE
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Common questions about CARTOUCHE
- Is CARTOUCHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARTOUCHE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARTOUCHE worth?
- CARTOUCHE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARTOUCHE mean?
- An oval frame enclosing a royal name in Egyptian hieroglyphs, or an ornamental scroll-like frame for an inscription.
- What letters can be added to CARTOUCHE?
- CARTOUCHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARTOUCHE:
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