CALCICOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CALCICOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALCICOLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCICOLE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCICOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calcicolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALCICOLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CALCICOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CALCICOLE needs 1 blank tile.
What does CALCICOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant that thrives in soil rich in lime, such as chalk or limestone ground.
A calcicole struggles on acid soil, which is why gardeners pick one for chalk downland and avoid it in peat. Its opposite is the calcifuge, a plant that shuns lime.
How CALCICOLE is used
Used in botany and gardening texts about soil preferences.
- The beech is a calcicole that grows well on chalk.
- Every calcicole in the garden wilted when the soil turned acid.
- Botanists listed the calcicole species of the hillside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALCICOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALCICOLE
1 longer words begin with CALCICOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCICOLE
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Common questions about CALCICOLE
- Is CALCICOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCICOLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCICOLE worth?
- CALCICOLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALCICOLE mean?
- A plant that thrives in soil rich in lime, such as chalk or limestone ground.
- What letters can be added to CALCICOLE?
- CALCICOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CALCICOLE:
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