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Carpetbagger

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

About 4 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Less common

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

What does carpetbagger mean?

noun

  1. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

    “after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south”

Is CARPETBAGGER 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 CARPETBAGGER worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in CARPETBAGGER

Hooks for CARPETBAGGER

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

carpetbaggerscarpetbaggery

Words that end like CARPETBAGGER

Common words that share the ending -AGGER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

staggerswaggerdagger
All words ending in -AGGER

Carpetbagger: quick answers

Is CARPETBAGGER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CARPETBAGGER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CARPETBAGGER worth?
CARPETBAGGER scores 20 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does carpetbagger mean?
As a noun, carpetbagger means “an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously”.
What words can you make with the letters in CARPETBAGGER?
You can make 440 shorter words from CARPETBAGGER, such as CARPETBAG, BECARPET, CRABEATER, ACERBATE. See the full list.