CALCINATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CALCINATION 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 CALCINATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCINATION is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCINATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calcinationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALCINATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CALCINATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALCINATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALCINATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The heating of a substance to a high temperature to drive off gas or moisture or to turn it to a powder or oxide.
Limestone is turned into lime by calcination, giving off carbon dioxide as it breaks down. Old alchemists used calcination on metals to obtain a crumbly residue. The word comes from the Latin for lime.
How CALCINATION is used
Calcination is used in chemistry, metallurgy and cement production.
- Calcination of limestone is the first step in making cement.
- The ore went through calcination before smelting.
- Medieval texts describe calcination as a way of purifying metals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALCINATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALCINATION
1 longer words begin with CALCINATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCINATION
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Common questions about CALCINATION
- Is CALCINATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCINATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCINATION worth?
- CALCINATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALCINATION mean?
- The heating of a substance to a high temperature to drive off gas or moisture or to turn it to a powder or oxide.
- What letters can be added to CALCINATION?
- CALCINATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CALCINATION:
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