carpetbag

ADJECTIVENOUN /kɑrpɪt,bæɡ/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

carpetbag is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1R1P3E1T1B3A1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does carpetbag mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality.

“a carpetbag stranger”

SYNONYMS
CARPETBAGGING
SIMILAR
EXPEDIENT
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century.

BROADER
BAGGRIPSUITCASETRAVELING BAGTRAVELLING BAG
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

Following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers.

“carpetbag adventurers”

“a carpetbag government”