Is CARTWHEELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARTWHEELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARTWHEELS mean?
Cartwheels is a form of CARTWHEEL.
- noun
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
- noun
acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
- noun
a dollar made of silver
- verb
do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CARTWHEELS
CARTWHEELS 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 CARTWHEELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cartwheel17
- rewatches17
- eschewal16
- watchers16
- welchers16
- wretches16
- chawers15
- chewers15
- lechwes15
- rechews15
- rewatch15
- watcher15
- watches15
- welcher15
- welches15
- weathers14
- wreathes14
- cashew14
- chawer14
- chewer14
- crwths14
- eschew14
- lechwe14
- rechew14
- swatch14
- wechts14
- wretch14
- cheaters13
- chelates13
- hectares13
- leachers13
- recheats13
- teachers13
- trachles13
- swather13
- thawers13
- wealths13
- weather13
- welsher13
- wethers13
- whalers13
- whereas13
- whereat13
- wreathe13
- wreaths13
- chaws13
- chews13
- crwth13
- schwa13
- watch13
- wecht13
- welch13
- chalets12
- chaster12
- cheater12
- chelate12
- clasher12
- clawers12
- crewels12
- escheat12
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