KALAM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KALAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KALAM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KALAM is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KALAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kalamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KALAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KALAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does KALAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A branch of Islamic theology that uses reasoned argument and debate to defend and explain religious doctrine.
Kalam developed as scholars sought to answer philosophical challenges to belief through structured argument rather than through scripture alone, addressing questions such as the nature of God and human free will. Specialists in the field are known as practitioners of kalam, and the discipline is studied alongside law and scripture in traditional Islamic education.
How KALAM is used
Used mainly in academic and religious-studies writing about Islamic thought.
- The course traced the development of kalam from its early centuries.
- Scholars of kalam debated the limits of human free will.
- Her thesis compared kalam with earlier philosophical traditions.
- The lecture treated kalam as a rigorous method of reasoned debate.
- Students of kalam learn to defend doctrine through logical argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KALAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KALAM
8 longer words begin with KALAM.
Shorter words from the letters in KALAM
Common questions about KALAM
- Is KALAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KALAM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KALAM worth?
- KALAM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KALAM mean?
- A branch of Islamic theology that uses reasoned argument and debate to defend and explain religious doctrine.
- What letters can be added to KALAM?
- KALAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KALAM:
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