CALESA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CALESA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALESA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALESA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALESA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calesasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALESA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CALESA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does CALESA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A light, two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse, traditionally used for passenger transport in the Philippines.
The calesa descends from the Spanish calash-type carriage and arrived in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, when it became a common way to move people through narrow town streets. It is smaller and simpler than the grander European carriages it is related to, built for one horse and a modest number of passengers. Some old towns still keep a calesa or two running for visitors, so the word survives today mainly in descriptions of heritage sites and traditional transport.
How CALESA is used
Chiefly used in descriptions of traditional Philippine transport, especially in older towns that still operate them for tourists.
- Tourists rode a calesa through the cobbled streets of the old town.
- The calesa driver waited patiently outside the church.
- A single horse pulled the small calesa along the avenue.
- Old photographs show a calesa parked outside the market.
- The city preserved a few calesa routes for visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALESA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALESA
The 6 tiles of CALESA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALESA
1 longer words begin with CALESA.
Shorter words from the letters in CALESA
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Common questions about CALESA
- Is CALESA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALESA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALESA worth?
- CALESA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALESA mean?
- A light, two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse, traditionally used for passenger transport in the Philippines.
- What letters can be added to CALESA?
- CALESA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CALESA:
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