CALS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. CALS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3a1l1s1
PlayableCALS · 4 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
8points in Words with Friends
4letters
0hooks available
1 in 13,615odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept CALS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
25WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful CALS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALS
No single letter turns CALS into another word.
How CALS scores
Scrabble c3a1l1s1 6
Words with Friends c4a1l2s1 8
Face value of the 4 tiles in CALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
Anagrams of CALS
The 4 tiles of CALS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in CALS
decals9 jacals15 locals8 recals8 ticals8 vocals11 apicals11 coucals11 faucals12 fiscals12 mescals11 mezcals20 pascals11 paucals11 rascals9 tincals9 bifocals15 caracals12 ethicals13 medicals13 meticals12 musicals12 pedocals13 radicals11
Showing 24 of 100 words that end in CALS. Useful as a back hook: play CALS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CALS
Common questions about CALS
- Is CALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CALS is not in it.
- How many points is CALS worth?
- CALS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALS?
- No single letter can be added to CALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CALS:
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