CARUNCLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARUNCLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARUNCLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARUNCLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARUNCLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carunclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARUNCLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARUNCLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARUNCLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARUNCLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small fleshy outgrowth, such as the wattle of a turkey or the red bump at the inner corner of the eye.
Biologists use caruncle for fleshy growths on animals and for the small waxy outgrowths on certain seeds. The seed kind attracts ants, which carry the seed away and so help it spread.
How CARUNCLE is used
Found in anatomy, ornithology and botany rather than in casual talk.
- The bright red caruncle of the turkey swelled when the bird was agitated.
- A tiny caruncle sits in the inner corner of each human eye.
- Ants carried off the seed because its caruncle contained an oily food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARUNCLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARUNCLE
1 longer words begin with CARUNCLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARUNCLE
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Common questions about CARUNCLE
- Is CARUNCLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARUNCLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARUNCLE worth?
- CARUNCLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARUNCLE mean?
- A small fleshy outgrowth, such as the wattle of a turkey or the red bump at the inner corner of the eye.
- What letters can be added to CARUNCLE?
- CARUNCLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARUNCLE:
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