CALEFACTIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CALEFACTIONS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CALEFACTIONS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful CALEFACTIONS is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALEFACTIONS
No single letter turns CALEFACTIONS into another word.
How CALEFACTIONS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CALEFACTIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALEFACTIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CALEFACTIONS
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Common questions about CALEFACTIONS
- Is CALEFACTIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CALEFACTIONS is not in it.
- How many points is CALEFACTIONS worth?
- CALEFACTIONS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALEFACTIONS?
- No single letter can be added to CALEFACTIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CALEFACTIONS:
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