CALVADOS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALVADOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALVADOS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALVADOS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALVADOS
No single letter turns CALVADOS into another word.
How CALVADOS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALVADOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALVADOS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALVADOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dry apple brandy made in the Normandy region of France.
Calvados is distilled from cider and aged in oak, and its name comes from a department of Normandy. Cooks flame it over pork or add it to apple tarts, and drinkers sip it after dinner.
How CALVADOS is used
Used for the spirit; often capitalised when naming the region.
- She finished the meal with a small glass of calvados.
- The chef splashed calvados into the sauce.
- An aged calvados can be quite expensive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALVADOS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALVADOS
1 longer words begin with CALVADOS.
Shorter words from the letters in CALVADOS
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Common questions about CALVADOS
- Is CALVADOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALVADOS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALVADOS worth?
- CALVADOS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALVADOS mean?
- A dry apple brandy made in the Normandy region of France.
- What letters can be added to CALVADOS?
- No single letter can be added to CALVADOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALVADOS:
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