CALPAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CALPAC 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 CALPAC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALPAC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALPAC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALPAC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CALPAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about CALPAC
- CALPAC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CALPAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A tall, brimless cap of felt or sheepskin worn by men in Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus.
The calpac is a high cap with a flat or tapering crown, traditionally made of black lambskin or heavy felt. It was a familiar part of dress across the Ottoman lands and the Caucasus, and travellers often described it in their accounts of the region. The word reached English through Turkish, and it is also seen spelled calpack.
How CALPAC is used
Mostly historical or travel-writing vocabulary; uncommon in everyday speech.
- The merchant wore a black calpac pulled low over his brows.
- A calpac of grey sheepskin hung beside the door.
- Travellers noted that every man at the market had a calpac on his head.
- She sketched the tall calpac and the embroidered coat beneath it.
- The museum displays a calpac from the nineteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALPAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALPAC
3 longer words begin with CALPAC.
Shorter words from the letters in CALPAC
Common questions about CALPAC
- Is CALPAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALPAC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALPAC worth?
- CALPAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALPAC mean?
- A tall, brimless cap of felt or sheepskin worn by men in Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus.
- What letters can be added to CALPAC?
- CALPAC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CALPAC:
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