CALQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CALQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALQUE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALQUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CALQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does CALQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An expression borrowed into one language by translating it word for word from another.
A calque is built from the parts of a foreign phrase, not copied directly. Linguists use it for loan translations.
How CALQUE is used
Used in linguistics and language study.
- The phrase is a calque of a French saying.
- A calque is a translated loan.
- Linguists listed each calque.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALQUE
The 6 tiles of CALQUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALQUE
2 longer words begin with CALQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALQUE
Common questions about CALQUE
- Is CALQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALQUE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALQUE worth?
- CALQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALQUE mean?
- An expression borrowed into one language by translating it word for word from another.
- What letters can be added to CALQUE?
- CALQUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CALQUE:
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