CALENDS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CALENDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALENDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALENDS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALENDS
No single letter turns CALENDS into another word.
How CALENDS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALENDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does CALENDS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar.
The calends opened every Roman month, and the Latin name gave us the word calendar. Debts and accounts were often settled on that day, which is why the word shows up in old financial and legal writing.
How CALENDS is used
Used when discussing the Roman calendar or in historical reading.
- The tenants paid their rent on the calends.
- Roman dates were counted back from the calends of the next month.
- The festival fell on the calends of March.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALENDS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALENDS
The 7 tiles of CALENDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CALENDS
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Common questions about CALENDS
- Is CALENDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALENDS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALENDS worth?
- CALENDS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALENDS mean?
- The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar.
- What letters can be added to CALENDS?
- No single letter can be added to CALENDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALENDS:
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