Is CALCIMINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALCIMINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALCIMINES mean?
Calcimines is a form of CALCIMINE.
- noun
a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
- verb
cover with calcimine
“calcimine the walls”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + C (3) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 CALCIMINES
CALCIMINES 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 CALCIMINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calcimine15
- cimices13
- calcines12
- lemnisci12
- limacine12
- melanics12
- meniscal12
- mescalin12
- scenical12
- meccas12
- aclinic11
- amnesic11
- calcine11
- calices11
- cancels11
- celiacs11
- cilices11
- cinemas11
- clinics11
- icicles11
- laicism11
- malices11
- melanic11
- menisci11
- acmic11
- mecca11
- alienism10
- milesian10
- salicine10
- acinic10
- amices10
- aminic10
- anemic10
- calces10
- camels10
- camise10
- cancel10
- caseic10
- celiac10
- cicale10
- cilice10
- cinema10
- claims10
- climes10
- clinic10
- iceman10
- icicle10
- limnic10
- macles10
- malice10
- manics10
- mescal10
- minces10
- scenic10
- siccan10
- incisal9
- inlaces9
- laicise9
- malines9
- menials9
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