CALM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CALM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CALM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does CALM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Free from disturbance or strong feeling.
Calm came into English from a Mediterranean word about the heat of the day, when nobody worked and the sea went still. The silent letter was added by scholars and never pronounced.
How CALM is used
Before and after the noun. Also a verb.
- A calm morning after four days of wind.
- The word calm once described the heat of midday.
- Calmer than anybody expected, given the circumstances.
- They calmed the horse before loading it.
- The silent letter in calm was added by scholars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALM
The 4 tiles of CALM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALM
23 longer words begin with CALM.
Words ending in CALM
2 words end in CALM. Useful as a back hook: play CALM onto a word already on the board.
Words with CALM inside
8 words contain CALM in the middle. Words that start with CALM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CALM
Common questions about CALM
- Is CALM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALM worth?
- CALM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALM mean?
- Free from disturbance or strong feeling.
- What letters can be added to CALM?
- CALM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CALM:
Open CALM in the Word Finder