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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

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10

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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