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
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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