CALYCLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALYCLE 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 CALYCLE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALYCLE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALYCLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALYCLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALYCLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does CALYCLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A ring of small bracts at the base of a flower's calyx, looking like a second, outer calyx.
Botanists point to a calycle when a flower seems to have an extra set of green parts below the true sepals. Hibiscus and carnation flowers show the feature clearly.
How CALYCLE is used
Calycle is a botanical term used in plant descriptions.
- The strawberry flower has a calycle beneath its sepals.
- A narrow calycle encircled the base of the bloom.
- The guide described the calycle as a ring of tiny green bracts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALYCLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALYCLE
The 7 tiles of CALYCLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CALYCLE
2 longer words begin with CALYCLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CALYCLE
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Common questions about CALYCLE
- Is CALYCLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALYCLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALYCLE worth?
- CALYCLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALYCLE mean?
- A ring of small bracts at the base of a flower's calyx, looking like a second, outer calyx.
- What letters can be added to CALYCLE?
- CALYCLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALYCLE:
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