CALOMEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CALOMEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALOMEL?
| 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 CALOMEL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALOMEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calomelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALOMEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALOMEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does CALOMEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalarchaic
A white, tasteless powder of mercurous chloride, once widely used in medicine as a purgative.
Calomel was a standard drug in the nineteenth century, given for many ailments, and its mercury often did more harm than good. Today the word calomel is mostly historical, though the compound still has uses in laboratory electrodes.
How CALOMEL is used
The word calomel appears in medical history and in chemistry.
- The doctor prescribed a dose of calomel.
- Calomel was blamed for poisoning many patients.
- A calomel electrode serves as a reference in the experiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALOMEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALOMEL
1 longer words begin with CALOMEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CALOMEL
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Common questions about CALOMEL
- Is CALOMEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALOMEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALOMEL worth?
- CALOMEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALOMEL mean?
- A white, tasteless powder of mercurous chloride, once widely used in medicine as a purgative.
- What letters can be added to CALOMEL?
- CALOMEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALOMEL:
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