Is CALIPERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALIPERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALIPERS mean?
Calipers is a form of CALIPER.
- noun
an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)
- verb
measure the diameter of something with calipers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CALIPERS
CALIPERS 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 CALIPERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CALIPERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carspiel12
- replicas12
- spiracle12
- caliper11
- carpels11
- clasper11
- parcels11
- placers11
- plaices11
- reclasp11
- replica11
- scalper11
- scrapie11
- spacier11
- special11
- splicer11
- apices10
- capers10
- capris10
- carpel10
- crapes10
- cripes10
- epical10
- escarp10
- pacers10
- pacier10
- parcel10
- parsec10
- placer10
- places10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- plicas10
- precis10
- prices10
- recaps10
- scrape10
- secpar10
- spacer10
- spicae10
- spicer10
- splice10
- claries9
- eclairs9
- palsier9
- scalier9
- aspic9
- caper9
- capes9
- capri9
- carpi9
- carps9
- claps9
- clasp9
- clips9
- crape9
- craps9
- cripe9
- crips9
- crisp9
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