CALISAYA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CALISAYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALISAYA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALISAYA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALISAYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calisayasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALISAYA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALISAYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALISAYA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALISAYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
The bark of a South American cinchona tree, a major source of quinine.
Calisaya bark was prized in medicine for fighting fever and malaria. The name also refers to the tree itself, a Peruvian species with glossy leaves.
How CALISAYA is used
Used in pharmacy history and botany.
- Traders shipped calisaya from the Andes.
- Calisaya bark yielded quinine for the hospital.
- The calisaya tree has fragrant flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALISAYA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALISAYA
1 longer words begin with CALISAYA.
Shorter words from the letters in CALISAYA
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Common questions about CALISAYA
- Is CALISAYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALISAYA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALISAYA worth?
- CALISAYA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALISAYA mean?
- The bark of a South American cinchona tree, a major source of quinine.
- What letters can be added to CALISAYA?
- CALISAYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALISAYA:
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