CALAMAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CALAMAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALAMAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALAMAR is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALAMAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALAMAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALAMAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does CALAMAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A squid, especially one of the genus Loligo, eaten as seafood.
Calamar is a rarer spelling of the word calamari and also of calamary. Most menus today use calamari for the cooked dish, while calamar belongs to older writing and to the animal itself.
How CALAMAR is used
The word calamar is uncommon and found mostly in dictionaries and word games.
- The fisherman pulled a calamar from the net.
- A calamar can change colour in a moment.
- The old cookbook listed calamar among the shellfish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALAMAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALAMAR
5 longer words begin with CALAMAR.
Shorter words from the letters in CALAMAR
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Common questions about CALAMAR
- Is CALAMAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALAMAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALAMAR worth?
- CALAMAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALAMAR mean?
- A squid, especially one of the genus Loligo, eaten as seafood.
- What letters can be added to CALAMAR?
- CALAMAR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALAMAR:
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