Is CALAMITOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALAMITOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALAMITOUS mean?
- adjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CALAMITOUS
CALAMITOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CALAMITOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- atomical12
- comatula12
- atomics11
- calamus11
- camails11
- cultism11
- lactams11
- maculas11
- mucosal11
- musical11
- osmatic11
- somatic11
- talcums11
- solatium10
- amicus10
- atomic10
- calami10
- camail10
- camisa10
- claims10
- comsat10
- custom10
- lactam10
- locums10
- macula10
- mascot10
- mastic10
- misact10
- miscut10
- mosaic10
- mucosa10
- mulcts10
- muscat10
- satcom10
- sitcom10
- talcum10
- umiacs10
- amatols9
- amautis9
- asocial9
- catalos9
- citolas9
- coastal9
- locusta9
- oculist9
- somital9
- stoical9
- talcous9
- ultimas9
- calms9
- camas9
- camis9
- camos9
- claim9
- clams9
- comal9
- comas9
- culms9
- locum9
- malic9
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