Is CARCASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARCASES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARCASES mean?
Carcases is a form of CARCASE.
- noun
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CARCASES
CARCASES 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 CARCASES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carcase11
- carcass11
- access10
- scarce10
- caesars9
- cacas9
- caeca9
- arecas8
- caesar8
- caress8
- carses8
- crases8
- escars8
- scares8
- seracs8
- caca8
- ceca8
- acres7
- areca7
- cares7
- carse7
- casas7
- cases7
- crass7
- cress7
- escar7
- races7
- sacra7
- scare7
- scars7
- serac7
- aces6
- acre6
- arcs6
- care6
- cars6
- casa6
- case6
- cess6
- race6
- recs6
- sacs6
- scar6
- secs6
- areas5
- arses5
- rases5
- sears5
- ace5
- arc5
- car5
- rec5
- sac5
- sec5
- area4
- ares4
- arse4
- asea4
- ears4
- eras4
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