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Is CARPETBAGGERS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CARPETBAGGERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CARPETBAGGERS mean?

Carpetbaggers is a form of CARPETBAGGER.

  1. noun

    an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

    “after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

21

Scrabble

26

Words With Friends

13

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + B (3) + A (1) + G (2) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 21 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 CARPETBAGGERS

CARPETBAGGERS 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 CARPETBAGGERS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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