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CALYCULUS

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CALYCULUS Means

  1. noun: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
  2. noun: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CALYCULUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 L1 Y4 C3 U1 L1 U1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CALYCULUS

74 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (1)

7 letter words (2)

6 letter words (7)

5 letter words (18)

4 letter words (22)

3 letter words (17)

2 letter words (7)

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