CALUMNY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALUMNY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALUMNY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALUMNY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALUMNY
No single letter turns CALUMNY into another word.
How CALUMNY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALUMNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CALUMNY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A false and malicious statement made to damage a person's reputation.
Calumny stresses both the untruth and the spite behind a charge. It is stronger than simple gossip, and a person who suffers it may seek to clear his name.
How CALUMNY is used
Calumny belongs to formal and literary writing about slander.
- The minister called the report a pure calumny.
- She never answered the calumny spread about her.
- Calumny can ruin a career before the truth is known.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALUMNY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALUMNY
1 longer words begin with CALUMNY.
Shorter words from the letters in CALUMNY
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Common questions about CALUMNY
- Is CALUMNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALUMNY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALUMNY worth?
- CALUMNY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALUMNY mean?
- A false and malicious statement made to damage a person's reputation.
- What letters can be added to CALUMNY?
- No single letter can be added to CALUMNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALUMNY:
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