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Is caraway a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caraway is a Scrabble US word. The word caraway is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

C3A1R1A1W4A1Y4

Is caraway a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caraway is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

C3A1R1A1W4A1Y4

Is caraway a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word caraway is a Words With Friends word. The word caraway is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CARAWAY,

4-letter words (10 found)

AWAY,AWRY,CRAW,CRAY,RACA,RACY,RAYA,WAAC,WARY,YAAR,

3-letter words (16 found)

ARC,ARY,AWA,CAA,CAR,CAW,CAY,CRY,RAW,RAY,RYA,WAR,WAY,WRY,YAR,YAW,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AR,AW,AY,YA,

You can make 32 words from caraway according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caraway

caraway

Etymology

From Middle English caraway, carewey, carwey, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/, /ˈkɛɹəˌweɪ/

Noun

caraway (countable and uncountable, plural caraways)

  1. A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
  2. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
  3. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.

Synonyms

  • Persian cumin

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Further reading

  • caraway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “caraway”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • “caraway”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • carewey, careway, carwey, carway, carawey, careaway, carewy, carwy, careeaway, charuwe

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا (karāwiyyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”). Doublet of carvi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarwiː/, /ˈkarəˌwiː/, /-wɛi̯/

Noun

caraway (uncountable)

  1. Caraway or its seed.
    Synonym: carvi

Descendants

  • English: caraway

References

  • “carewei, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-26.

Source: wiktionary.org