CALYCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CALYCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALYCINE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALYCINE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALYCINE
No single letter turns CALYCINE into another word.
How CALYCINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALYCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALYCINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALYCINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Relating to, resembling or belonging to a calyx, the outer ring of sepals of a flower.
Botanists call a leaf-like structure calycine when it looks or acts like the green cup beneath the petals. It is one of several near-identical adjectives for the same thing.
How CALYCINE is used
Used in botanical descriptions.
- The calycine lobes remained green after the petals fell.
- A calycine tube enclosed the base of the flower.
- The fruit was crowned by a calycine rim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALYCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CALYCINE
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Common questions about CALYCINE
- Is CALYCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALYCINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALYCINE worth?
- CALYCINE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALYCINE mean?
- Relating to, resembling or belonging to a calyx, the outer ring of sepals of a flower.
- What letters can be added to CALYCINE?
- No single letter can be added to CALYCINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALYCINE:
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