Is CARABIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARABIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
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See the definition of CarabidsHooks for CARABIDS
CARABIDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CARABIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carabid12
- bardic11
- acarids10
- ascarid10
- baidars10
- cardias10
- arabic10
- barcas10
- scarab10
- acarid9
- baidar9
- braids9
- cairds9
- cardia9
- darics9
- disbar9
- abaci9
- barca9
- baric9
- basic9
- carbs9
- crabs9
- cribs9
- rabic9
- arabis8
- acids8
- acrid8
- asdic8
- bards8
- birds8
- brads8
- braid8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caird8
- cards8
- darbs8
- daric8
- drabs8
- dribs8
- rabid8
- cabs8
- carb8
- crab8
- crib8
- scab8
- abris7
- acais7
- acari7
- crias7
- rabis7
- sabir7
- sabra7
- sacra7
- acid7
- bads7
- bard7
- bids7
- bird7
- brad7
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