CARTWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARTWAYS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CARTWAYS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARTWAYS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARTWAYS
No single letter turns CARTWAYS into another word.
How CARTWAYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARTWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARTWAYS mean in Scrabble?
CARTWAYS is the plural of CARTWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTWAYS
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Common questions about CARTWAYS
- Is CARTWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARTWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is CARTWAYS worth?
- CARTWAYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARTWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to CARTWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARTWAYS:
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