CALEMBOURS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CALEMBOURS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CALEMBOURS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALEMBOURS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALEMBOURS
No single letter turns CALEMBOURS into another word.
How CALEMBOURS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CALEMBOURS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALEMBOURS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CALEMBOURS
- All 10 letters of CALEMBOURS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of CALEMBOURS
The 10 tiles of CALEMBOURS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CALEMBOURS
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Common questions about CALEMBOURS
- Is CALEMBOURS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CALEMBOURS is not in it.
- How many points is CALEMBOURS worth?
- CALEMBOURS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALEMBOURS?
- No single letter can be added to CALEMBOURS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CALEMBOURS:
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