CALAMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CALAMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALAMUS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALAMUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALAMUS
No single letter turns CALAMUS into another word.
How CALAMUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALAMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does CALAMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The sweet flag, a marsh plant with an aromatic root, or the hollow base of a feather shaft.
Calamus was prized in the ancient world as a spice and perfume, and the word also names a reed pen. In the climbing palms the name refers to the rattan cane used to make furniture.
How CALAMUS is used
The word calamus is used in botany, anatomy and the history of writing.
- The root of the calamus was dried and used for its scent.
- He wrote the letter with a calamus cut from a reed.
- The calamus is the hollow part of a bird's feather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALAMUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALAMUS
The 7 tiles of CALAMUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALAMUS
1 longer words begin with CALAMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CALAMUS
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Common questions about CALAMUS
- Is CALAMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALAMUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALAMUS worth?
- CALAMUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALAMUS mean?
- The sweet flag, a marsh plant with an aromatic root, or the hollow base of a feather shaft.
- What letters can be added to CALAMUS?
- No single letter can be added to CALAMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALAMUS:
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