CALUMNIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALUMNIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALUMNIATE?
| 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 CALUMNIATE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALUMNIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALUMNIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CALUMNIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALUMNIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALUMNIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make false and damaging statements about someone in order to harm their reputation.
To calumniate is to slander on purpose, knowing or not caring that the charge is untrue. The word is stronger and more literary than the plain verbs smear or lie about.
How CALUMNIATE is used
Calumniate is formal and rare, found in older prose and legal-style writing.
- Rivals tried to calumniate the candidate before the vote.
- He was calumniated in the press for a crime he never committed.
- It is wrong to calumniate a person who cannot reply.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALUMNIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALUMNIATE
2 longer words begin with CALUMNIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALUMNIATE
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Common questions about CALUMNIATE
- Is CALUMNIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALUMNIATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALUMNIATE worth?
- CALUMNIATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALUMNIATE mean?
- To make false and damaging statements about someone in order to harm their reputation.
- What letters can be added to CALUMNIATE?
- CALUMNIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CALUMNIATE:
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