CALIPEE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CALIPEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALIPEE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALIPEE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALIPEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calipeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALIPEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALIPEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does CALIPEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The yellowish, jelly-like fatty flesh next to a turtle's lower shell, treated as a delicacy.
Calipee was a prized ingredient of turtle soup in the past. It belongs to the underside of the shell, in contrast to calipash, which comes from the upper part.
How CALIPEE is used
The word calipee is rare and found mostly in old cookery books.
- The recipe called for calipee from a green turtle.
- Calipee gave the soup its rich, gelatinous body.
- The chef explained what calipee was.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALIPEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALIPEE
1 longer words begin with CALIPEE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALIPEE
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Common questions about CALIPEE
- Is CALIPEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALIPEE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALIPEE worth?
- CALIPEE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALIPEE mean?
- The yellowish, jelly-like fatty flesh next to a turtle's lower shell, treated as a delicacy.
- What letters can be added to CALIPEE?
- CALIPEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALIPEE:
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