CALCIFUGE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CALCIFUGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALCIFUGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCIFUGE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCIFUGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calcifugesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALCIFUGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CALCIFUGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALCIFUGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALCIFUGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant that cannot tolerate lime-rich soil and thrives in acid conditions.
Rhododendrons and heathers are classic calcifuge plants, so gardeners on chalk grow them in pots of ericaceous compost. A calcifuge turns yellow when the soil holds too much lime. Its opposite is a calcicole, a plant that loves limy ground.
How CALCIFUGE is used
Used in gardening and botany for lime-hating plants.
- The azalea is a calcifuge and sulks in chalky soil.
- Test the soil before planting a calcifuge in the border.
- Every calcifuge in the garden sat in its own bed of peaty compost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALCIFUGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALCIFUGE
1 longer words begin with CALCIFUGE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCIFUGE
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Common questions about CALCIFUGE
- Is CALCIFUGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCIFUGE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCIFUGE worth?
- CALCIFUGE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALCIFUGE mean?
- A plant that cannot tolerate lime-rich soil and thrives in acid conditions.
- What letters can be added to CALCIFUGE?
- CALCIFUGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CALCIFUGE:
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