CALABOOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CALABOOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALABOOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALABOOSE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALABOOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calaboosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALABOOSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CALABOOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALABOOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALABOOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A prison or jail, especially a small local one.
Calaboose is a colourful word borrowed from Spanish and found in the American South and West. It sounds folksy and is common in Westerns and in tales of small-town law.
How CALABOOSE is used
Used informally in American English for a jail.
- The sheriff threw the drunk into the calaboose for the night.
- He spent a week in the calaboose for stealing a horse.
- The old calaboose is now a museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALABOOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALABOOSE
1 longer words begin with CALABOOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALABOOSE
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Common questions about CALABOOSE
- Is CALABOOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALABOOSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALABOOSE worth?
- CALABOOSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALABOOSE mean?
- A prison or jail, especially a small local one.
- What letters can be added to CALABOOSE?
- CALABOOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CALABOOSE:
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