CALCARINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CALCARINE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listCALCARINE · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CALCARINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful CALCARINE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCARINE
No single letter turns CALCARINE into another word.
How CALCARINE scores
Scrabble c3a1l1c3a1r1i1n1e1 13
Words with Friends c4a1l2c4a1r1i1n2e1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in CALCARINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALCARINE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCARINE
calcanei12 calcine11 acarine9 carinae9 carinal9 carline9 clarain9 cranial9 alcaic10 anicca10 caecal10 calcar10 cancel10 cancer10 carcel10 celiac10 cercal10 cicala10 cicale10 circle10 cleric10 acinar8 aecial8 ancile8 anlace8 arcane8 arnica8 canier8 carina8 carlin8 carnal8 carnie8 crania8 crinal8 eclair8 inlace8 lacier8 lancer8 racial8 rancel8
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Common questions about CALCARINE
- Is CALCARINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CALCARINE is not in it.
- How many points is CALCARINE worth?
- CALCARINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALCARINE?
- No single letter can be added to CALCARINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CALCARINE:
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