Is CHARABANCS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHARABANCS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHARABANCS mean?
Charabancs is a form of CHARABANC.
- noun
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
“he always rode the bus to work”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 19 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 CHARABANCS
CHARABANCS 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 CHARABANCS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- charabanc18
- barchans15
- baccaras14
- barchan14
- canchas14
- baccara13
- brachs13
- branch13
- cancha13
- casbah13
- cranch13
- anarchs12
- brach12
- cabanas11
- cascara11
- anarch11
- ashcan11
- chanas11
- charas11
- nachas11
- bacca11
- bach11
- abacas10
- barcas10
- cabana10
- casaba10
- scarab10
- abash10
- brash10
- chana10
- chars10
- crash10
- ranch10
- abaca9
- bancs9
- barca9
- cacas9
- carbs9
- crabs9
- arch9
- bash9
- cash9
- char9
- anabas8
- arcana8
- haars8
- hansa8
- sharn8
- banc8
- cabs8
- caca8
- carb8
- crab8
- scab8
- bah8
- barns7
- brans7
- carns7
- narcs7
- sabra7
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