CALLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CALLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALLAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALLAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALLAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALLAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CALLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does CALLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A boy or young fellow, especially in Scottish speech.
Callan names a lad in an informal, often affectionate way, and is closely tied to Scottish and northern English dialect speech. Older Scottish writing uses callan for a boy still growing up, sometimes with a note of fondness, sometimes simply to mark him as young rather than as a grown man. The word is unrelated to the Irish town of the same name, which is a separate proper noun with a different origin; here callan is only ever the common word for a boy.
How CALLAN is used
Chiefly Scottish and northern English dialect, used informally for a young male, often with a note of affection.
- The old man called every boy in the village a callan.
- A callan ran past, chasing a dog through the lane.
- She spoke fondly of the callan who used to help in the shop.
- In the story, the callan grows from a mischievous boy into a soldier.
- Neighbours still use callan for any lively young lad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALLAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALLAN
3 longer words begin with CALLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CALLAN
Common questions about CALLAN
- Is CALLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALLAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALLAN worth?
- CALLAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALLAN mean?
- A boy or young fellow, especially in Scottish speech.
- What letters can be added to CALLAN?
- CALLAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CALLAN:
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