Is CARPENTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARPENTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARPENTERS mean?
Carpenters is a form of CARPENTER.
- noun
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
- verb
work as a carpenter
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CARPENTERS
CARPENTERS 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 CARPENTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carpenter13
- parceners13
- preenacts13
- recarpets13
- caperers12
- parcener12
- percents12
- prancers12
- precents12
- preenact12
- recarpet12
- presterna11
- recanters11
- recreants11
- caperer11
- caprese11
- carpers11
- carpets11
- escaper11
- pectase11
- pectens11
- percent11
- prancer11
- prances11
- preacts11
- precast11
- precent11
- prerace11
- recepts11
- respace11
- respect11
- scarper11
- scepter11
- sceptre11
- scraper11
- specter11
- spectra11
- spectre11
- spencer11
- caterers10
- centares10
- partners10
- reascent10
- recanter10
- recrates10
- recreant10
- reenacts10
- retraces10
- sarcenet10
- taperers10
- terraces10
- aspect10
- capers10
- carper10
- carpet10
- crapes10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- epacts10
- escape10
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