CALCULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CALCULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALCULOUS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCULOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCULOUS
No single letter turns CALCULOUS into another word.
How CALCULOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CALCULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALCULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALCULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or caused by a stonelike mass formed in the body.
Calculous appears in medical descriptions of gallbladders and kidneys where hard deposits have formed. It is a rare technical adjective, not to be mixed up with the mathematical field.
How CALCULOUS is used
The word calculous modifies a condition or organ, as in calculous cholecystitis.
- The surgeon diagnosed calculous disease of the gallbladder.
- A calculous deposit blocked the duct.
- Calculous inflammation is a common cause of sudden pain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALCULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCULOUS
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Common questions about CALCULOUS
- Is CALCULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCULOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCULOUS worth?
- CALCULOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALCULOUS mean?
- Relating to or caused by a stonelike mass formed in the body.
- What letters can be added to CALCULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CALCULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CALCULOUS:
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