KART is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KART?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KART is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KART
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KART scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does KART mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small low racing vehicle without suspension.
Kart is deliberately misspelled to distinguish it from the ordinary word, which is a rare case of a trade spelling becoming standard. The sport dates from California in the 1950s.
How KART is used
Countable: a kart, two karts.
- A kart has no suspension and no gearbox worth the name.
- The word kart is deliberately misspelled.
- Two karts of the same class must weigh the same.
- Karting began in California in the 1950s.
- A trade spelling became standard in kart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KART and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KART
5 longer words begin with KART.
Words ending in KART
3 words end in KART. Useful as a back hook: play KART onto a word already on the board.
Words with KART inside
7 words contain KART in the middle. Words that start with KART are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KART
Common questions about KART
- Is KART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KART, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KART worth?
- KART is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KART mean?
- A small low racing vehicle without suspension.
- What letters can be added to KART?
- KART takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KART:
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