CALLBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALLBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALLBOY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALLBOY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALLBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
callboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALLBOY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALLBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does CALLBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A theatre attendant who tells actors when they are due on stage.
A callboy walked the backstage corridors, knocking on dressing-room doors as cues approached. The same name was given to railway staff who woke crews for their shifts.
How CALLBOY is used
Callboy is an older theatre and railway job title.
- The callboy knocked and shouted that the curtain was five minutes away.
- Every theatre once employed a callboy to keep actors on time.
- He began his career as a callboy at a London playhouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALLBOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALLBOY
1 longer words begin with CALLBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in CALLBOY
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Common questions about CALLBOY
- Is CALLBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALLBOY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALLBOY worth?
- CALLBOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALLBOY mean?
- A theatre attendant who tells actors when they are due on stage.
- What letters can be added to CALLBOY?
- CALLBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALLBOY:
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