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Is carom a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word carom is a Scrabble US word. The word carom is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3A1R1O1M3

Is carom a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word carom is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3A1R1O1M3

Is carom a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word carom is a Words With Friends word. The word carom is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1R1O1M4

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5-letter words (3 found)

CAROM,CORAM,MACRO,

4-letter words (11 found)

ACRO,ARCO,CAMO,COMA,CORM,CRAM,MARC,MORA,ORCA,ROAM,ROMA,

3-letter words (18 found)

ARC,ARM,CAM,CAR,COR,MAC,MAR,MOA,MOC,MOR,OAR,OCA,OMA,ORA,ORC,RAM,ROC,ROM,

2-letter words (6 found)

AM,AR,MA,MO,OM,OR,

You can make 38 words from carom according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of carom

carom acrom craom rcaom arcom racom caorm acorm coarm ocarm aocrm oacrm croam rcoam coram ocram rocam orcam arocm raocm aorcm oarcm roacm oracm carmo acrmo cramo rcamo arcmo racmo camro acmro cmaro mcaro amcro macro crmao rcmao cmrao mcrao rmcao mrcao armco ramco amrco marco rmaco mraco caomr acomr coamr ocamr aocmr oacmr camor acmor cmaor mcaor amcor macor comar ocmar cmoar mcoar omcar mocar aomcr oamcr amocr maocr omacr moacr croma rcoma corma ocrma rocma orcma crmoa rcmoa cmroa mcroa rmcoa mrcoa comra ocmra cmora mcora omcra mocra romca ormca rmoca mroca omrca morca aromc raomc aormc oarmc roamc oramc armoc ramoc amroc maroc rmaoc mraoc aomrc oamrc amorc maorc omarc moarc romac ormac rmoac mroac omrac morac

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word carom. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in carom.

Definitions and meaning of carom

carom

Alternative forms

  • carrom

Etymology 1

Probably corrupted from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəm/
  • Rhymes: -æɹəm

Noun

carom (countable and uncountable, plural caroms)

  1. (countable, cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
    Synonym: (UK) cannon
  2. (uncountable) A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a board measuring one meter by one meter.
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Verb

carom (third-person singular simple present caroms, present participle caroming, simple past and past participle caromed)

  1. (intransitive) To make a carom (shot in billiards).
  2. To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.
References

“carom”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

carom (uncountable)

  1. (spices) ajwain

References

  • “carom”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • AMORC, Armco, Comar, Coram, Marco, croma, macro, macro-

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.rɔm/
  • Rhymes: -arɔm
  • Syllabification: ca‧rom

Noun

carom m

  1. dative plural of car

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkarɔm/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːrɔm/, /ˈkarɔm/

Verb

carom

  1. (literary) first-person plural present subjunctive of caru

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Source: wiktionary.org