CALCAREOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALCAREOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALCAREOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCAREOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCAREOUS
No single letter turns CALCAREOUS into another word.
How CALCAREOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CALCAREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALCAREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CALCAREOUS
- CALCAREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CALCAREOUS
1 longer words begin with CALCAREOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCAREOUS
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Common questions about CALCAREOUS
- Is CALCAREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCAREOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCAREOUS worth?
- CALCAREOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALCAREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CALCAREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CALCAREOUS:
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