CALAMINT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CALAMINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALAMINT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALAMINT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALAMINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calamintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALAMINT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALAMINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALAMINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALAMINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low aromatic plant of the mint family with clusters of small lilac or pink flowers.
Calamint grows along hedgerows and on dry banks, and bees favour it through the summer. Its leaves smell minty when crushed, and old herbals used it as a tea against colds.
How CALAMINT is used
Used in gardening and herbal writing about wild and cottage-garden plants.
- Bees crowded the calamint along the garden path.
- Crush a calamint leaf and the scent of mint rises at once.
- The border was edged with pale lilac calamint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALAMINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALAMINT
The 8 tiles of CALAMINT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALAMINT
1 longer words begin with CALAMINT.
Shorter words from the letters in CALAMINT
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Common questions about CALAMINT
- Is CALAMINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALAMINT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALAMINT worth?
- CALAMINT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALAMINT mean?
- A low aromatic plant of the mint family with clusters of small lilac or pink flowers.
- What letters can be added to CALAMINT?
- CALAMINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALAMINT:
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