CALATHUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CALATHUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALATHUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALATHUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALATHUS
No single letter turns CALATHUS into another word.
How CALATHUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALATHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALATHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALATHUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A vase-shaped basket of ancient Greece, often shown in art as a symbol of fruitfulness.
Carriers sometimes balanced it on the head, and statues of goddesses can wear a calathus-shaped crown. The Latin and Greek forms differ slightly in spelling.
How CALATHUS is used
Used in archaeology and art history.
- The relief shows a woman bearing a calathus of fruit.
- A calathus sits on the head of the carved goddess.
- Museum notes described the calathus as a woven basket.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALATHUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CALATHUS
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Common questions about CALATHUS
- Is CALATHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALATHUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALATHUS worth?
- CALATHUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALATHUS mean?
- A vase-shaped basket of ancient Greece, often shown in art as a symbol of fruitfulness.
- What letters can be added to CALATHUS?
- No single letter can be added to CALATHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALATHUS:
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