CALKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CALKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALKIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALKIN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALKIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALKIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CALKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does CALKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A downward-pointing projection on the heel of a horseshoe, turned down to give a grip on slippery ground.
A calkin is the sharpened tip forged on the end of a horseshoe so that a horse can hold its footing on ice, mud or steep tracks. Farriers made calkins on draught horses in particular, since heavy loads on slick roads demanded extra bite. The same word turns up in older veterinary books, where a calkin that struck the opposite foot is named as a cause of wounds.
How CALKIN is used
Technical and somewhat old-fashioned; met mainly in farriery and horse-care writing.
- The smith turned down a calkin on each heel before the first frost.
- A worn calkin left the old mare slipping on the frozen lane.
- He trimmed the calkin so the hind foot would not cut the other leg.
- Each horseshoe in the barrel had a calkin on one end.
- Without a calkin the cart horse could hardly climb the icy hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALKIN
3 longer words begin with CALKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CALKIN
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Common questions about CALKIN
- Is CALKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALKIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALKIN worth?
- CALKIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALKIN mean?
- A downward-pointing projection on the heel of a horseshoe, turned down to give a grip on slippery ground.
- What letters can be added to CALKIN?
- CALKIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CALKIN:
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