Is CARRIERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARRIERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARRIERS mean?
Carriers is a form of CARRIER.
- noun
someone whose employment involves carrying something
“the bonds were transmitted by carrier”
- noun
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
“refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business”
- noun
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
- noun
an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (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 CARRIERS
CARRIERS 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 CARRIERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CARRIERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scarrier10
- carrier9
- carries9
- scarier9
- carers8
- caries8
- cerias8
- criers8
- ericas8
- racers8
- racier8
- ricers8
- scarer8
- acres7
- areic7
- carer7
- cares7
- carrs7
- carse7
- ceria7
- cires7
- crias7
- crier7
- cries7
- erica7
- escar7
- racer7
- races7
- ricer7
- rices7
- saice7
- scare7
- serac7
- airers6
- raiser6
- sierra6
- aces6
- acre6
- arcs6
- asci6
- care6
- carr6
- cars6
- case6
- cire6
- cria6
- cris6
- ices6
- race6
- recs6
- rice6
- scar6
- sice6
- airer5
- arise5
- arris5
- raise5
- rarer5
- rares5
- raser5
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