With CAR
16 words · highest scoring is carry at 10 points
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About 5 Letter Words With CAR
There are 16 five letter words containing CAR in our dictionary. The highest scoring is carry at 10 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 16 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — CARAT, CARGO, CARVE among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With CAR at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With CAR
- carry10
- carve10
- scarf10
- scary10
- vicar10
- carbs9
- cards8
- cared8
Common 5 Letter Words With CAR
- carat7
- cards8
- cares7
- carol7
- carte7
- carve10
- scarf10
- scary10
5 Letter Words With CAR Defined
- caratNoun · 7 points
- a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats
- cardsNoun · 8 points
- a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on
- cargoNoun · 8 points
- goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle
- carteNoun · 7 points
- a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in the US to approximately 0.94 litre
- carveVerb · 10 points
- cut into (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription
- scarsVerb · 7 points
- mark with a scar or scars
5 Letter Words With CAR: Questions
How many five letter words containing CAR are there?
There are 16 five letter words containing CAR in our dictionary, and 16 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing CAR?
CARRY is the highest scoring option at 10 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing CAR?
CARAT, CARGO, CARVE are among the most familiar five letter words containing CAR. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing CAR valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.