CALX is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CALX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALX?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALX is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALX
No single letter turns CALX into another word.
How CALX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CALX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does CALX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The residue left after a metal or mineral is burnt.
Calx is Latin for lime and was central to eighteenth-century chemistry, when burning was thought to drive a substance out rather than add oxygen. The theory turned out to be wrong and the word outlived it.
How CALX is used
Countable; the plural is calxes or calces.
- A calx is what is left when the metal has been burnt.
- The word calx is Latin for lime.
- Eighteenth-century chemistry was built around calx.
- Two calxes from the same ore weigh differently.
- The theory behind calx was wrong and the term survived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALX
1 longer words begin with CALX.
Shorter words from the letters in CALX
Common questions about CALX
- Is CALX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALX worth?
- CALX is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALX mean?
- The residue left after a metal or mineral is burnt.
- What letters can be added to CALX?
- No single letter can be added to CALX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CALX:
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