CALYCANTHUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CALYCANTHUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CALYCANTHUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALYCANTHUS is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALYCANTHUS
No single letter turns CALYCANTHUS into another word.
How CALYCANTHUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CALYCANTHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALYCANTHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CALYCANTHUS
1 longer words begin with CALYCANTHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CALYCANTHUS
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Common questions about CALYCANTHUS
- Is CALYCANTHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CALYCANTHUS is not in it.
- How many points is CALYCANTHUS worth?
- CALYCANTHUS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALYCANTHUS?
- No single letter can be added to CALYCANTHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CALYCANTHUS:
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