Is CARELESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARELESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARELESS mean?
- adjective
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
“careless about her clothes”
- adjective
effortless and unstudied
“an impression of careless elegance”
- adjective
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
“careless of the consequences”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CARELESS
CARELESS 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.
Anagrams of CARELESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CARELESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rescales10
- carless9
- cereals9
- classer9
- creases9
- relaces9
- rescale9
- scalers9
- sclerae9
- scleras9
- caress8
- carles8
- carses8
- ceases8
- cereal8
- clears8
- crases8
- crease8
- creels8
- escars8
- lacers8
- recess8
- relace8
- scaler8
- scales8
- scares8
- sclera8
- screes8
- seracs8
- earless7
- leasers7
- resales7
- reseals7
- sealers7
- acres7
- alecs7
- cares7
- carle7
- carls7
- carse7
- cases7
- cease7
- ceres7
- class7
- clear7
- crass7
- creel7
- cress7
- escar7
- lacer7
- laces7
- races7
- scale7
- scare7
- scars7
- scree7
- serac7
- easels6
- easers6
- erases6
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