CALANDO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CALANDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALANDO?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALANDO is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALANDO
No single letter turns CALANDO into another word.
How CALANDO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALANDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does CALANDO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
music
In music, gradually getting slower and softer.
Composers write calando over a passage when the sound should fade away and relax in tempo together. It combines two instructions in one word, which separates it from a plain diminuendo that only lowers the volume.
How CALANDO is used
Used as a direction in written music, usually near the end of a phrase.
- The score says calando for the last four bars.
- The pianist played the closing chords calando.
- A marking of calando asks the orchestra to ease off together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALANDO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALANDO
The 7 tiles of CALANDO in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CALANDO
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Common questions about CALANDO
- Is CALANDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALANDO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALANDO worth?
- CALANDO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALANDO mean?
- In music, gradually getting slower and softer.
- What letters can be added to CALANDO?
- No single letter can be added to CALANDO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALANDO:
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