What CARPETBAGS Means
CARPETBAGS is a form of CARPETBAG, which means:
- adjective: following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers“carpetbag adventurers”
- adjective: presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality“a carpetbag stranger”
- noun: traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CARPETBAGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 R1 P3 E1 T1 B3 A1 G2 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In CARPETBAGS
636 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 (1)
8 letter words (6)
7 letter words (23)
ABATERSABREACTABREASTACATERSAGRASTEATABEGSBARGESTBEARCATCABARETCAPRATECARATESCARPETSCARTAGEGASTREAPARAGESPARGETSPETARASPREACTSPRECASTRATBAGSSPECTRATEABAGSTEARGAS
6 letter words (93)
ABASERABATERABATESABEARSACATERACATESAGAPESAGATESARECASAREPASASPECTASTAREATABEGBARCASBARESTBARGESBASTERBECAPSBEGARSBEPATSBESPATBESTARBRACESBRACTSBREASTCABERSCAESARCAGERSCAPERSCARAPSCARATECARATSCARETSCARPETCARTASCARTESCASTERCATERSCRAPESCRATESCRESTAEPACTSESCARPGAPERSGARBESGASPERGASTERGATERSGRACESGRAPESGRASTEGRATESGREATSPACERSPAGERSPARAGEPARGESPARGETPARSECPASEARPASTERPATERAPATERSPEARSTPETARAPETARSPRATESPREACTRABATSRATBAGREACTSREATASRECAPSRECASTREPASTRETAGSSARAPESATRAPSCARABSCARPASCRAPESEABAGSEARATSECPARSPACERSPARGESTAGERTABERSTAPERSTARGESTEABAGTRACESTRAPES
5 letter words (206)
ABACSABASEABATEABEARABETSACERBACERSACETAACRESAGAPEAGARSAGASTAGATEAGERSAPACEAPAGEAPARTAPERSAPERTAPGARAPRESAPTERARBASAREASARECAAREPAARETSARPASASPERASTERATAPSBARCABARESBARGEBARPSBASERBASTABASTEBATESBEARSBEASTBEATSBECAPBEGARBEGATBEPATBERGSBESATBETASBRACEBRACTBRAESBRAGSBRASTBRATSCABASCABERCABRECAGERCAGESCAPASCAPERCAPESCARAPCARATCARBSCARESCARETCARPSCARSECARTACARTECARTSCASTECATERCATESCERTSCESTACRABSCRAGSCRAPECRAPSCRATECREPSCREPTCRESTEARSTEPACTESCARGAPERGAPESGARBEGARBSGATERGATESGEARSGEATSGETASGRABSGRACEGRAPEGRASPGRATEGREATPACASPACERPACESPACTAPACTSPAGERPAGESPARAEPARASPARESPARGEPARSEPARTSPASTAPASTEPATERPATESPEAGSPEARSPEARTPEATSPEBASPERSTPERTSPETARPRASEPRATEPRATSPRESAPRESTRABATRACESRAGASRAGESRASTARATASRATESREACTREAPSREASTREATARECAPRECTARESATRETAGSABERSABRASABRESACRASAGERSARGESCAPASCAPESCARESCARPSCARTSCEATSCRABSCRAESCRAGSCRAPSCRATSEGARSEPTASERACSPACESPAERSPARESPARTSPATESPEARSPEATSPRAGSPRATSTAGESTARESTEARSTRAESTRAGSTRAPSTREPTABERTABESTACESTAPASTAPERTAPESTARASTARESTARGATARGETARPSTASARTASERTEARSTEPASTERASTERGATRABSTRACETRAPETRAPS
4 letter words (191)
ABACABASABETACERACESACREACTAACTSAESCAGARAGASAGERAGESAPERAPESAPSEAPTSARBAARBSARCSAREAAREGARESARETARPAARTSASARASEAATAPATESBAASBACSBAGSBAPSBAREBARPBARSBASEBASTBATEBATSBEARBEATBEGSBERGBESTBETABETSBRAEBRAGBRASBRATCAASCABACABSCAGECAGSCAPACAPECAPSCARBCARECARPCARSCARTCASACASECASTCATECATSCEASCEPSCERTCRABCRAGEARSEASTEATSERASERGSERSTETASGABSGAESGAPEGAPSGARBGAREGARSGARTGASPGASTGATEGATSGEARGEATGERSGERTGESTGETAGETSGRABGRATPACAPACEPACSPACTPAGEPARAPAREPARSPARTPASEPASTPATEPATSPEAGPEARPEASPEATPEBAPECSPEGSPERTPESTPETSPRATRACARACERAGARAGERAGSRAPSRAPTRASERASPRASTRATARATERATSREAPREBSRECSREGSREPSRESTRETSSAAGSABESAGASAGESATESCABSCAGSCARSEARSEATSECTSEPTSERASETASPAESPAGSPARSPATSPECSPETSTABSTAGSTAPSTARSTEPTABSTACETAESTAGSTAPATAPETAPSTARATARETARPTARSTEARTEASTECSTEGSTEPATRAPTRESTSAR
3 letter words (97)
AASABAABSACEACTAGAAGEAGSAPEAPTARBARCAREARSARTASPATEATSBAABACBAGBAPBARBASBATBEGBESBETBRACAACABCAGCAPCARCATCEPEAREASEATERAERGERSESTETAGABGAEGAPGARGASGATGERGETPACPARPASPATPEAPECPEGPERPESPETPREPSTRAGRAPRASRATREBRECREGREPRESRETSABSACSAESAGSAPSARSATSEASECSEGSERSETSPATABTAETAGTAPTARTASTEATECTEGTES
2 letter words (19)
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