Definition of carob

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • carob is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • carob is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • carob is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of carob


  • long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. algarroba
    2. algarroba bean
    3. carob bean
    4. locust bean
    5. locust pod
  • powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. carob powder
    2. saint-john's-bread
  • evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. algarroba
    2. carob bean tree
    3. carob tree
    4. ceratonia siliqua

See definition of carob in Merriam Webster