Is CARBOHYDRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARBOHYDRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARBOHYDRATES mean?
Carbohydrates is a form of CARBOHYDRATE.
- noun
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 24 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.
Hooks for CARBOHYDRATES
CARBOHYDRATES 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 CARBOHYDRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carbohydrase23
- carbohydrate23
- hydrocast18
- shadberry18
- botchery18
- tracheary17
- broadcaster16
- rebroadcast16
- shortbread16
- broachers16
- hydrators16
- broached16
- caboshed16
- carboyed16
- chayotes16
- yachters16
- scythed16
- yachted16
- beachy16
- botchy16
- boatyards15
- cathedras15
- chordates15
- hardcores15
- octahedra15
- batchers15
- botchers15
- brachets15
- broacher15
- broaches15
- headstay15
- hydrates15
- hydrator15
- archery15
- batched15
- botched15
- breathy15
- chayote15
- hyraces15
- starchy15
- yachter15
- broadcast14
- carthorse14
- orchestra14
- abhorred14
- bastardy14
- boatyard14
- breadths14
- catheads14
- cathedra14
- cathodes14
- charades14
- chordate14
- chresard14
- daycares14
- harbored14
- hardcase14
- hardcore14
- herstory14
- orchards14
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