Unscramble CARNIVALS and you have 253 words, CARNIVALS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CARNIVAL leads with 13 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CARNIVALS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Of the 52 6-letter words from CARNIVALS, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. CANVAS, RACIAL and CAIRNS are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CARNIVALS tie at 10 points; none scores more. CANAL, NAVAL and VIRAL will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from CARNIVALS are led by CAVA and VACS, 9 points each. CARS, VISA and SCAN are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words in CARNIVALS is VAC, 8 points; AVA and LAV on 6 follow. CAN, CAR and AIR are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CARNIVALS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of CARNIVALS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CARNIVALS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNIVALS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 209 | 253 | 186 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 253 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLAVIS, VRAICS, CLARAINS, VRAIC, CARNALS, CLARAIN, LAVRAS, VARANS, VARSAL, VIRALS, ASCIAN, CRINAL and 32 more. 23 of the 253 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AIRVACS, AIRVAC, CAVAS, ALVARS, CAVA, SARCINA, VARIAS, ALVAR, ACAIS, CRIAS, NAVS, SCRAN and 11 more.
This word takes every letter of CARNIVALS plus a single extra one.