Is CALYX a word?
CALYX is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 9 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CALYX is a valid word.
What does calyx mean?
noun: (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CALYX: word details
- Pronunciation: KA-lihks (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so CALYX works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside calyx
Words you can make from the letters of calyx.
Solve a whole rack, not just CALYX
CALYX is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CALYX mean?
CALYX is a noun. It means: (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green.
Is CALYX a valid word?
Yes, CALYX is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.