CALLALOO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CALLALOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALLALOO?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALLALOO is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALLALOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
callaloosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALLALOO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALLALOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALLALOO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALLALOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Caribbean
A Caribbean dish of leafy greens, often cooked with okra, coconut milk and crab, and also the leaves themselves.
Callaloo is a staple of island cooking, with every family claiming its own recipe. The name can refer to the plant, to its green leaves, or to the thick soup made from them.
How CALLALOO is used
Used in Caribbean cooking and food writing for both the plant and the dish.
- We ate a bowl of callaloo with rice at the beach stall.
- Fresh callaloo leaves were piled high at the market.
- Her callaloo simmered slowly with coconut milk and okra.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALLALOO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALLALOO
1 longer words begin with CALLALOO.
Shorter words from the letters in CALLALOO
Common questions about CALLALOO
- Is CALLALOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALLALOO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALLALOO worth?
- CALLALOO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALLALOO mean?
- A Caribbean dish of leafy greens, often cooked with okra, coconut milk and crab, and also the leaves themselves.
- What letters can be added to CALLALOO?
- CALLALOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALLALOO:
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