CALLIOPE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CALLIOPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALLIOPE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALLIOPE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALLIOPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calliopesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALLIOPE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALLIOPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALLIOPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALLIOPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A musical instrument made of steam whistles played from a keyboard, or the Greek Muse of epic poetry.
The calliope is the loud fairground and circus organ once fitted to river steamboats, and you can hear it from far away. The mythological Calliope is chief of the nine Muses and gives her name to the instrument.
How CALLIOPE is used
Used for the circus and steamboat instrument, and in classical references to the Muse.
- The steamboat announced itself with a wheezing calliope.
- Poets once invoked Calliope before beginning an epic.
- The calliope played a jaunty tune over the fairground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALLIOPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALLIOPE
1 longer words begin with CALLIOPE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALLIOPE
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Common questions about CALLIOPE
- Is CALLIOPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALLIOPE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALLIOPE worth?
- CALLIOPE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALLIOPE mean?
- A musical instrument made of steam whistles played from a keyboard, or the Greek Muse of epic poetry.
- What letters can be added to CALLIOPE?
- CALLIOPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALLIOPE:
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