Is CARTILAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARTILAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARTILAGES mean?
Cartilages is a form of CARTILAGE.
- noun
tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CARTILAGES
CARTILAGES 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 CARTILAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cartilage12
- glaciates12
- tailraces11
- agrestic11
- cartages11
- cigarets11
- ergastic11
- gestical11
- glaciate11
- glaciers11
- graciles11
- tragical11
- articles10
- recitals10
- sterical10
- tailrace10
- agarics10
- cagiest10
- cartage10
- cigaret10
- garlics10
- gastric10
- glacier10
- gracile10
- scalage10
- tragics10
- agrestal9
- gasalier9
- glariest9
- lairages9
- acetals9
- article9
- atresic9
- carates9
- caritas9
- cartels9
- citrals9
- clarets9
- claries9
- crestal9
- cristae9
- eclairs9
- elastic9
- laciest9
- lactase9
- latices9
- raciest9
- recital9
- relicts9
- scalare9
- scalier9
- scarlet9
- stearic9
- talcier9
- agaric9
- cagers9
- cagier9
- cigars9
- garlic9
- gestic9
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