carnivalesque
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 27
- Words With Friends
- 32
- Letters
- 13
Definition of carnivalesque
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
“carnivalesque celebrations”
“The market has a lively, carnivalesque atmosphere.”
“Later representations at court would intensify the carnivalesque parodying of kingly figures to the point of converting them almost into buffoonesque figures […]”
“Separated by a winding five-mile road but unified in spirit, they embody all that is carnivalesque, yet comfortable, about an old roadside souvenir shop — just supersized.”
““Euphoria” is a big, vulgar, carnivalesque thing—an extreme, often-disgusting vision of a rapacious, pitiless America where everyone is fighting for scraps before Empire finally collapses and God turns off the lights.”
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Etymology
From carnival + -esque.
Words you can make from carnivalesque
200+ playable · top: ACQUIREES (20 pts)
Best play acquirees 20 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
25 words- EQUALISER 18 pts
- CALVARIES 14 pts
- CARNIVALS 14 pts
- CAVALIERS 14 pts
- CAVALRIES 14 pts
- CULVERINS 14 pts
- NAVICULAR 14 pts
- RECLUSIVE 14 pts
- VALENCIAS 14 pts
- VALENCIES 14 pts
- VALIANCES 14 pts
- VARIANCES 14 pts
- VERNACLES 14 pts
- VERNICLES 14 pts
- VESICULAE 14 pts
- VESICULAR 14 pts
- VIRULENCE 14 pts
- VULCANISE 14 pts
- UNIVERSAL 12 pts
- VALERIANS 12 pts
- ARSENICAL 11 pts
- CERULEANS 11 pts
- LARCENIES 11 pts
- LICENSURE 11 pts
- RELIANCES 11 pts
8-letter words
90 words- ACEQUIAS 19 pts
- ACQUIREE 19 pts
- ACQUIRES 19 pts
- CLAQUERS 19 pts
- LACQUERS 19 pts
- QUERCINE 19 pts
- ENQUIRES 17 pts
- EQUALISE 17 pts
- QUEASIER 17 pts
- QUINELAS 17 pts
- RELIQUES 17 pts
- SQUALENE 17 pts
- SQUEALER 17 pts
- SQUIREEN 17 pts
- ACERVULI 13 pts
- AVARICES 13 pts
- AVICULAR 13 pts
- CANVASER 13 pts
- CARAVELS 13 pts
- CARNIVAL 13 pts
- CAVALIER 13 pts
- CAVIARES 13 pts
- CAVILERS 13 pts
- CERVELAS 13 pts
- CLAVIERS 13 pts
- CLEAVERS 13 pts
- CULVERIN 13 pts
- ENCLAVES 13 pts
- INCURVES 13 pts
- VALANCES 13 pts
- VALENCES 13 pts
- VALENCIA 13 pts
- VALIANCE 13 pts
- VARIANCE 13 pts
- VARICEAL 13 pts
- VASCULAR 13 pts
- VERNACLE 13 pts
- VERNICLE 13 pts
- VERSICLE 13 pts
- VESICULA 13 pts
- VINCULAR 13 pts
- VISCERAL 13 pts
- ENSLAVER 11 pts
- LIVENERS 11 pts
- NERVULES 11 pts
- RAVELINS 11 pts
- REAVAILS 11 pts
- REVALUES 11 pts
- REVENUAL 11 pts
- SNIVELER 11 pts
- UNIVERSE 11 pts
- UNRAVELS 11 pts
- VALERIAN 11 pts
- VASELINE 11 pts
- VEINULES 11 pts
- ACARINES 10 pts
- ACAULINE 10 pts
- AURICLES 10 pts
- CAESURAE 10 pts
- CAESURAL 10 pts
- CANALISE 10 pts
- CANARIES 10 pts
- CARLINES 10 pts
- CAUSERIE 10 pts
- CERULEAN 10 pts
- CESAREAN 10 pts
- CESARIAN 10 pts
- CISLUNAR 10 pts
- CLEANERS 10 pts
- CLEANSER 10 pts
- EUCAINES 10 pts
- INCREASE 10 pts
- INSECURE 10 pts
- LACUNARS 10 pts
- LANCIERS 10 pts
- LEUCINES 10 pts
- LICENSER 10 pts
- LUCARNES 10 pts
- LUCERNES 10 pts
- LUNACIES 10 pts
- NUCLEASE 10 pts
- RECLEANS 10 pts
- RECLINES 10 pts
- RELIANCE 10 pts
- SALIENCE 10 pts
- SARCINAE 10 pts
- SILENCER 10 pts
- SINECURE 10 pts
- ALIENERS 8 pts
- UNEASIER 8 pts
7-letter words
82 words- AQUIVER 19 pts
- ACEQUIA 18 pts
- ACQUIRE 18 pts
- CAIQUES 18 pts
- CALQUES 18 pts
- CINQUES 18 pts
- CIRQUES 18 pts
- CLAQUER 18 pts
- CLAQUES 18 pts
- CLIQUES 18 pts
- ENQUIRE 16 pts
- EQUINES 16 pts
- ESQUIRE 16 pts
- AIRVACS 12 pts
- AVARICE 12 pts
- CARAVEL 12 pts
- CARVELS 12 pts
- CAVERNS 12 pts
- CAVIARE 12 pts
- CAVIARS 12 pts
- CAVILER 12 pts
- CERVINE 12 pts
- CLAVERS 12 pts
- CLAVIER 12 pts
- CLEAVER 12 pts
- CLEAVES 12 pts
- CLIVERS 12 pts
- CRAVENS 12 pts
- CULVERS 12 pts
- CURSIVE 12 pts
- ENCLAVE 12 pts
- EVINCES 12 pts
- INCURVE 12 pts
- ALEVINS 10 pts
- AVENUES 10 pts
- ELUSIVE 10 pts
- ENSLAVE 10 pts
- ENVIERS 10 pts
- ACARINE 9 pts
- ACRASIN 9 pts
- ANLACES 9 pts
- ARCSINE 9 pts
- ARNICAS 9 pts
- ARSENIC 9 pts
- AURICLE 9 pts
- CAESURA 9 pts
- CANULAE 9 pts
- CANULAR 9 pts
- CANULAS 9 pts
- CAREENS 9 pts
- CARINAE 9 pts
- CARINAL 9 pts
- CARINAS 9 pts
- CARLINE 9 pts
- CARLINS 9 pts
- CARNIES 9 pts
- CASERNE 9 pts
- CAULINE 9 pts
- CEILERS 9 pts
- CENSUAL 9 pts
- CENSURE 9 pts
- CEREALS 9 pts
- CERESIN 9 pts
- CESURAE 9 pts
- CLARIES 9 pts
- CLEANER 9 pts
- CLEANSE 9 pts
- CRANIAL 9 pts
- CRENELS 9 pts
- ECLAIRS 9 pts
- ENLACES 9 pts
- EUCAINE 9 pts
- EUCLASE 9 pts
- INLACES 9 pts
- AERIALS 7 pts
- ALIENER 7 pts
- ALINERS 7 pts
- ANURIAS 7 pts
- ARSENAL 7 pts
- INSULAE 7 pts
- INSULAR 7 pts
- INULASE 7 pts
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