CARBUNCLES

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CARBUNCLES Means

CARBUNCLES is a form of CARBUNCLE, which means:

noun: deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
noun: an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CARBUNCLES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 R1 B3 U1 N1 C3 L1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CARBUNCLES

604 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

CARBUNCLE CARUNCLES

8 letter words (4)

ARBUSCLE CARUNCLE LUCARNES UNBRACES

7 letter words (39)

6 letter words (94)

5 letter words (177)

ABLER ABLES ABUNE ABUSE ACERB ACERS ACNES ACRES ALECS ALURE ANCLE ARCUS ARLES AUNES AURES BAELS BALER BALES BALUN BALUS BANCS BANES BARES BARNS BASEN BASER BAURS BEANS BEARS BEAUS BELAR BLAER BLAES BLARE BLASE BLEAR BLUER BLUES BLURS BRACE BRAES BRANE BRANS BRENS BRULE BULSE BUNAS BUNCE BURAN BURAS BURLS BURNS BURSA BURSE CABER CABLE CABRE CANER CANES CARBS CARES CARLE CARLS CARNS CARSE CAULS CAUSE CECAL CLAES CLANS CLEAN CLEAR CLUBS CLUES CRABS CRANE CRANS CRENA CRUEL CRUES CRUSE CUBER CUBES CURBS CURES CURLS CURNS CURSE CUSEC EARLS EARNS ECRUS ELANS ESCAR LACER LACES LAERS LANCE LANES LARES LARNS LASER LEANS LEARN LEARS LUBES LUBRA LUCES LUCRE LUNAR LUNAS LUNES LURES LUSER NABES NACRE NARCS NARES NEALS NEARS NERAL NURLS NURSE RACES RALES RANCE RAUNS REALS REANS REBUS RECAL RENAL RUBEL RUBES RUBLE RULES RUNES SABER SABLE SABRE SALUE SANER SAUCE SCALE SCARE SCAUR SCENA SCRAB SCRAE SCRAN SCRUB SCUBA SERAC SERAL SLANE SLURB SNARE SNARL SUBER SUCRE SURAL ULANS ULCER ULNAE ULNAR ULNAS UNBAR UNCES UNCLE URASE URBAN UREAL UREAS URENA URNAL URSAE USNEA

4 letter words (176)

3 letter words (91)

ABS ACE ALB ALE ALS ALU ANE ANS ARB ARC ARE ARS AUE BAC BAL BAN BAR BAS BEL BEN BES BRA BRU BUN BUR BUS CAB CAN CAR CEL CRU CUB CUE CUR EAN EAR EAS EAU ECU ELS ENS ERA ERN ERS LAB LAC LAR LAS LEA LES LEU LUR NAB NAE NAS NEB NUB NUR NUS RAN RAS REB REC REN RES RUB RUC RUE RUN SAB SAC SAE SAL SAN SAR SAU SEA SEC SEL SEN SER SUB SUE SUN SUR ULE UNS URB URE URN USE

2 letter words (21)

AB AE AL AN AR AS BA BE EA EL EN ER ES LA NA NE NU RE UN UR US

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