CASCARA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CASCARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CASCARA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CASCARA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CASCARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cascarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CASCARA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CASCARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,940 thousand.
What does CASCARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dried bark of a North American buckthorn, used as a laxative.
Cascara comes from a tree of the Pacific coast and was long sold as a herbal remedy. The name is Spanish for bark and shows the plant's history in the American West.
How CASCARA is used
The word cascara is used in herbal medicine and pharmacy.
- The pharmacist ground cascara into a powder.
- Cascara bark was once harvested in great quantities.
- She read the warning on the cascara bottle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CASCARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CASCARA
1 longer words begin with CASCARA.
Shorter words from the letters in CASCARA
Common questions about CASCARA
- Is CASCARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CASCARA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CASCARA worth?
- CASCARA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CASCARA mean?
- The dried bark of a North American buckthorn, used as a laxative.
- What letters can be added to CASCARA?
- CASCARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CASCARA:
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