CALLA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CALLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALLA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALLA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALLA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALLA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CALLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does CALLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant related to the arum family, especially the calla lily, grown for its large, trumpet-shaped white or colored flower spike.
What is commonly sold as a calla lily is not a true lily at all but a member of the arum family, prized by florists for the smooth, curved petal-like leaf, called a spathe, that wraps around a slender central spike. Native originally to southern Africa, calla plants are now grown worldwide in gardens and as cut flowers for weddings and other events.
How CALLA is used
Used mainly in gardening and floristry, most often in the compound calla lily.
- White calla flowers filled the vases at the wedding reception.
- She planted calla bulbs along the shaded edge of the garden.
- The florist arranged pink calla stems with greenery.
- A single calla bloom curved gracefully above its broad leaves.
- Calla lilies are often associated with elegance and simplicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALLA
12 longer words begin with CALLA.
Words with CALLA inside
7 words contain CALLA in the middle. Words that start with CALLA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CALLA
Common questions about CALLA
- Is CALLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALLA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALLA worth?
- CALLA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALLA mean?
- A plant related to the arum family, especially the calla lily, grown for its large, trumpet-shaped white or colored flower spike.
- What letters can be added to CALLA?
- CALLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CALLA:
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