CALLUNA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CALLUNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALLUNA?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALLUNA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALLUNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
callunasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALLUNA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALLUNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does CALLUNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus containing a single species, the common heather or ling, an evergreen shrub of heaths and moors.
Calluna covers open moorland in purple when it flowers in late summer. Gardeners grow its cultivated forms for coloured foliage that lasts through winter.
How CALLUNA is used
The scientific name is used in gardening catalogues and botanical writing.
- The hillside turned purple with flowering calluna.
- He planted a bed of golden calluna by the gate.
- Bees gather heavily on calluna in August.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALLUNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALLUNA
The 7 tiles of CALLUNA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALLUNA
1 longer words begin with CALLUNA.
Shorter words from the letters in CALLUNA
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Common questions about CALLUNA
- Is CALLUNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALLUNA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALLUNA worth?
- CALLUNA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALLUNA mean?
- A genus containing a single species, the common heather or ling, an evergreen shrub of heaths and moors.
- What letters can be added to CALLUNA?
- CALLUNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALLUNA:
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