CALICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CALICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALICLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALICLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caliclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALICLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,745 thousand.
What does CALICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small cup-shaped structure or hollow, such as the pit that holds a coral polyp.
Each calicle in a coral skeleton was formed by one polyp, and together they give the surface a pitted look. The same word is applied to cup-like cases around certain tiny sea animals called hydroids.
How CALICLE is used
The word calicle is a specialist term of zoology.
- Under the lens, each calicle looked like a tiny bowl.
- The coral surface was pitted with a calicle for every polyp.
- A polyp sat inside the calicle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALICLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALICLE
1 longer words begin with CALICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALICLE
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Common questions about CALICLE
- Is CALICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALICLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALICLE worth?
- CALICLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALICLE mean?
- A small cup-shaped structure or hollow, such as the pit that holds a coral polyp.
- What letters can be added to CALICLE?
- CALICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALICLE:
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