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Is CARTRIDGES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CARTRIDGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CARTRIDGES mean?

Cartridges is a form of CARTRIDGE.

  1. noun

    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

  2. noun

    a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

  3. noun

    a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment

    “he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck”

  4. 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

14

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

10

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (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 CARTRIDGES

CARTRIDGES 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 CARTRIDGES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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