Is CAROTENES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAROTENES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAROTENES mean?
Carotenes is a form of CAROTENE.
- noun
an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
- noun
yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 CAROTENES
CAROTENES 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 CAROTENES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acetones10
- ancestor10
- carotene10
- centares10
- enactors10
- notecase10
- reascent10
- reenacts10
- sarcenet10
- acerose9
- acetone9
- acetose9
- canoers9
- canters9
- cantors9
- careens9
- carnets9
- cartons9
- caserne9
- cenotes9
- centare9
- centers9
- centres9
- cerates9
- cetanes9
- coarsen9
- coaster9
- coatees9
- coaters9
- contras9
- corneas9
- cornets9
- cratons9
- creates9
- crenate9
- cretons9
- ecartes9
- enactor9
- encores9
- narcose9
- necrose9
- nectars9
- ocreate9
- octanes9
- recanes9
- recants9
- recoats9
- reenact9
- retcons9
- scanter9
- tanrecs9
- tenaces9
- tenrecs9
- trances9
- earstone8
- resonate8
- acorns8
- actors8
- ascent8
- caners8
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