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Carpetbag

c 3a 1r 1p 3e 1t 1b 3a 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does carpetbag mean?

noun

  1. traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

adjective

  1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers

    “carpetbag adventurers”

  2. presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

    “a carpetbag stranger”

    Synonymscarpetbagging

Is CARPETBAG a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CARPETBAG worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3a 1r 1p 3e 1t 1b 3a 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
c 4a 1r 1p 4e 1t 1b 4a 1g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
c 4a 1r 1p 4e 1t 1b 4a 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
c 3a 1r 1p 3e 1t 1b 4a 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CARPETBAG

Hooks for CARPETBAG

Add one letter to the front or back of CARPETBAG to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

carpetbags

Carpetbag: quick answers

Is CARPETBAG a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CARPETBAG is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CARPETBAG worth?
CARPETBAG scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does carpetbag mean?
As a noun, carpetbag means “traveling bag made of carpet”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CARPETBAG?
You can make 240 shorter words from CARPETBAG, such as ABREACT, BEARCAT, BECAP, CABARET. See the full list.