Is CALORICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALORICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALORICS mean?
Calorics is a form of CALORIC.
- adjective
relating to or associated with heat
“thermal movements of molecules”
- adjective
of or relating to calories in food
“comparison of foods on a caloric basis”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + 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 CALORICS
CALORICS 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 CALORICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calicos11
- caloric11
- calico10
- colics10
- corsac10
- loricas9
- circa9
- circs9
- cisco9
- cocas9
- colic9
- croci9
- crocs9
- caroli8
- carols8
- claros8
- corals8
- lorica8
- scoria8
- social8
- coca8
- croc8
- acros7
- calos7
- carls7
- carol7
- claro7
- coals7
- coils7
- coirs7
- colas7
- coral7
- coria7
- crias7
- laics7
- locis7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- salic7
- sailor6
- acro6
- arco6
- arcs6
- asci6
- calo6
- cals6
- carl6
- cars6
- ciao6
- coal6
- coil6
- coir6
- cola6
- cols6
- cors6
- cria6
- cris6
- lacs6
- laic6
- loca6
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