Is CARTRIDGE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARTRIDGE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARTRIDGE mean?
- noun
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
- noun
a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
- noun
a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment
“he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck”
- noun
an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (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 CARTRIDGE
Single letters that turn CARTRIDGE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CARTRIDGE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acrider10
- carried10
- cigaret10
- cadger10
- graced10
- cirrate9
- erratic9
- triaged9
- cagier9
- carder9
- caried9
- carted9
- crated9
- credit9
- dacite9
- direct9
- redact9
- traced9
- tragic9
- triced9
- cadge9
- caged9
- tardier8
- tarried8
- carter8
- crater8
- gaited8
- garred8
- girder8
- girted8
- grader8
- grated8
- racier8
- regard8
- tracer8
- acred8
- acrid8
- acted8
- arced8
- cadet8
- cadre8
- cager8
- caird8
- cared8
- cedar8
- cider8
- cigar8
- cited8
- cried8
- daric8
- dicer8
- dicta8
- edict8
- grace8
- raced8
- riced8
- aigret7
- airted7
- arider7
- darter7
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