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Is CALICHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CALICHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CALICHES mean?

Caliches is a form of CALICHE.

  1. noun

    crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

  2. noun

    nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8

C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CALICHES

CALICHES 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.

Anagrams of CALICHES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CALICHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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